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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 447003
Your 0915 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0825 your fix is 047°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 028°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 0915 a new fix puts you 257°T, 2.6 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0915 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0825 fix | 047°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 028°T, 4.6 kn |
| 0915 fix | 257°T, 2.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
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