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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 459001
Your 1440 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1350 your fix is 294°T, 4.2 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 199°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1440 a new fix puts you 027°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1440 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.
| 1350 fix | 294°T, 4.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 199°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1440 fix | 027°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
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