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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 516007
Your 1145 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1050 your fix is 307°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 191°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1145 a new fix puts you 046°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1145 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1050 fix | 307°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 191°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1145 fix | 046°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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