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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 341002
Your 0920 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0755 your fix is 006°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 107°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 0920 a new fix puts you 001°T, 3.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0920 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0755 fix | 006°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 107°T, 4.0 kn |
| 0920 fix | 001°T, 3.2 nm from Mill stack |
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