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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 108008
Your 1000 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0925 your fix is 352°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 302°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1000 a new fix puts you 040°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1000 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.
| 0925 fix | 352°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 302°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1000 fix | 040°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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