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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 368008
Your 1200 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1110 your fix is 060°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 092°T at 8.8 kn through the water. At 1200 a new fix puts you 323°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1200 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.
| 1110 fix | 060°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 092°T, 8.8 kn |
| 1200 fix | 323°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
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