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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 543004
Your 0915 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 068°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 000°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 0915 a new fix puts you 293°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0915 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.
| 0800 fix | 068°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 000°T, 4.3 kn |
| 0915 fix | 293°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
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