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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 512007
Your 1455 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1405 your fix is 290°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 187°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 1455 a new fix puts you 051°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1455 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.
| 1405 fix | 290°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 187°T, 5.5 kn |
| 1455 fix | 051°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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