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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 641005
Your 1350 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1255 your fix is 312°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 199°T at 6.5 kn through the water. At 1350 a new fix puts you 081°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1350 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1255 fix | 312°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 199°T, 6.5 kn |
| 1350 fix | 081°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
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