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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 237001
Your 1355 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1255 your fix is 318°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 292°T at 7.2 kn through the water. At 1355 a new fix puts you 045°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1355 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1255 fix | 318°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 292°T, 7.2 kn |
| 1355 fix | 045°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
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