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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 541002
Your 0835 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0720 your fix is 312°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 224°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 0835 a new fix puts you 040°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0835 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0720 fix | 312°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 224°T, 4.3 kn |
| 0835 fix | 040°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
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