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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 116005
Your 1535 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1435 your fix is 015°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 109°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 1535 a new fix puts you 318°T, 1.2 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1535 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1435 fix | 015°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 109°T, 5.9 kn |
| 1535 fix | 318°T, 1.2 nm from Kittle water tank |
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