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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 410001
Your 1235 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1150 your fix is 072°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 026°T at 7.1 kn through the water. At 1235 a new fix puts you 287°T, 1.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1235 DR, then find the current: set (the true direction the water moved you, from the DR to the fix) and drift (its speed in knots over the 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1150 fix | 072°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 026°T, 7.1 kn |
| 1235 fix | 287°T, 1.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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