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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 309008
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0945 your fix is 025°T, 1.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 120°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 315°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1020 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0945 fix | 025°T, 1.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 120°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1020 fix | 315°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack |
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