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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 154006
Your 1545 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1505 your fix is 332°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 112°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 1545 a new fix puts you 005°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1545 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1505 fix | 332°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 112°T, 6.2 kn |
| 1545 fix | 005°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack |
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