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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 340007
Your 1540 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1425 your fix is 028°T, 2.7 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 268°T at 7.7 kn through the water. At 1540 a new fix puts you 089°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1540 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1425 fix | 028°T, 2.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 268°T, 7.7 kn |
| 1540 fix | 089°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
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