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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 577002
Your 1100 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1030 your fix is 076°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 016°T at 8.5 kn through the water. At 1100 a new fix puts you 279°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1100 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.
| 1030 fix | 076°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 016°T, 8.5 kn |
| 1100 fix | 279°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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