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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 82003
Your 1050 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0945 your fix is 337°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 052°T at 7.9 kn through the water. At 1050 a new fix puts you 019°T, 1.8 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1050 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0945 fix | 337°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 052°T, 7.9 kn |
| 1050 fix | 019°T, 1.8 nm from Tern Island tower |
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