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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 107006
Your 1630 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1555 your fix is 040°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 192°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1630 a new fix puts you 332°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1630 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.
| 1555 fix | 040°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 192°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1630 fix | 332°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack |
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