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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 341007
Your 1600 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1510 your fix is 043°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 119°T at 5.0 kn through the water. At 1600 a new fix puts you 287°T, 2.4 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1600 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.
| 1510 fix | 043°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 119°T, 5.0 kn |
| 1600 fix | 287°T, 2.4 nm from Kittle water tank |
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