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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 727006
Your 1640 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1515 your fix is 304°T, 4.3 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 183°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1640 a new fix puts you 042°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1640 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1515 fix | 304°T, 4.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 183°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1640 fix | 042°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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