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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 338005
Your 1640 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1555 your fix is 358°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 292°T at 7.5 kn through the water. At 1640 a new fix puts you 036°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1640 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1555 fix | 358°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 292°T, 7.5 kn |
| 1640 fix | 036°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
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