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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 129003
Your 1425 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1355 your fix is 004°T, 3.2 nm from Mill stack. You steer 294°T at 6.8 kn through the water. At 1425 a new fix puts you 028°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1425 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1355 fix | 004°T, 3.2 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 294°T, 6.8 kn |
| 1425 fix | 028°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
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