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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 120005
Your 1250 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1145 your fix is 037°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack. You steer 276°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 1250 a new fix puts you 011°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1250 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1145 fix | 037°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 276°T, 4.5 kn |
| 1250 fix | 011°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
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