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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 335008
Your 1515 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1425 your fix is 325°T, 2.9 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 286°T at 9.0 kn through the water. At 1515 a new fix puts you 353°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1515 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1425 fix | 325°T, 2.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 286°T, 9.0 kn |
| 1515 fix | 353°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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