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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 224008
Your 1600 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1520 your fix is 349°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 325°T at 5.3 kn through the water. At 1600 a new fix puts you 027°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1600 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.
| 1520 fix | 349°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 325°T, 5.3 kn |
| 1600 fix | 027°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
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