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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 5003
Your 1635 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1555 your fix is 269°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 174°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1635 a new fix puts you 047°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1635 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1555 fix | 269°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 174°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1635 fix | 047°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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