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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 318004
Your 0820 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0745 your fix is 015°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 133°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 0820 a new fix puts you 333°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0820 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.
| 0745 fix | 015°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 133°T, 4.3 kn |
| 0820 fix | 333°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack |
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