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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 90001
Your 1135 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1050 your fix is 030°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 028°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 1135 a new fix puts you 299°T, 3.8 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1135 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.
| 1050 fix | 030°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 028°T, 6.1 kn |
| 1135 fix | 299°T, 3.8 nm from Tern Island tower |
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