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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 639003
Your 1400 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1315 your fix is 353°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 041°T at 8.5 kn through the water. At 1400 a new fix puts you 315°T, 2.6 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1400 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1315 fix | 353°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 041°T, 8.5 kn |
| 1400 fix | 315°T, 2.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
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