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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 75002
Your 1440 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1355 your fix is 294°T, 4.1 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 181°T at 7.5 kn through the water. At 1440 a new fix puts you 094°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1440 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.
| 1355 fix | 294°T, 4.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 181°T, 7.5 kn |
| 1440 fix | 094°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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