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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 222008
Your 0835 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 324°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack. You steer 013°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 0835 a new fix puts you 049°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0835 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.
| 0800 fix | 324°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 013°T, 4.2 kn |
| 0835 fix | 049°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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