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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 301002
Your 1310 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1150 your fix is 048°T, 2.0 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 279°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1310 a new fix puts you 076°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1310 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1150 fix | 048°T, 2.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 279°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1310 fix | 076°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
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