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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 542007
Your 1535 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1505 your fix is 203°T, 2.8 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 288°T at 6.7 kn through the water. At 1535 a new fix puts you 014°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1535 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1505 fix | 203°T, 2.8 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 288°T, 6.7 kn |
| 1535 fix | 014°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
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