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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 723007
Your 1325 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1230 your fix is 285°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 182°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 1325 a new fix puts you 044°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1325 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.
| 1230 fix | 285°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 182°T, 6.2 kn |
| 1325 fix | 044°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
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