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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 367003
Your 1615 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1515 your fix is 085°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 077°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1615 a new fix puts you 000°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1615 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1515 fix | 085°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 077°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1615 fix | 000°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
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