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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 301005
Your 0910 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0805 your fix is 344°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack. You steer 296°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 0910 a new fix puts you 027°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0910 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0805 fix | 344°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 296°T, 4.0 kn |
| 0910 fix | 027°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
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