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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 127006
Your 0735 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0700 your fix is 026°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 104°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 0735 a new fix puts you 009°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0735 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.
| 0700 fix | 026°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 104°T, 6.6 kn |
| 0735 fix | 009°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
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