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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 291003
Your 0900 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0830 your fix is 060°T, 1.4 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 076°T at 5.8 kn through the water. At 0900 a new fix puts you 012°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0900 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0830 fix | 060°T, 1.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 076°T, 5.8 kn |
| 0900 fix | 012°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack |
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