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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 100002
Your 1130 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1055 your fix is 069°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 092°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1130 a new fix puts you 286°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1130 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1055 fix | 069°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 092°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1130 fix | 286°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
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