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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 668004
Your 0915 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0830 your fix is 272°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 214°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 0915 a new fix puts you 053°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light.
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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0830 fix | 272°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 214°T, 4.2 kn |
| 0915 fix | 053°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
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