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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 891005
Your 1500 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1410 your fix is 003°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 056°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 1500 a new fix puts you 279°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1500 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1410 fix | 003°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 056°T, 5.7 kn |
| 1500 fix | 279°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
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