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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 285005
Your 1150 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1110 your fix is 356°T, 0.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 099°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 1150 a new fix puts you 020°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1150 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.
| 1110 fix | 356°T, 0.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 099°T, 4.8 kn |
| 1150 fix | 020°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
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