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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 369006
Your 0830 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0750 your fix is 075°T, 0.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 062°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 0830 a new fix puts you 016°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0830 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0750 fix | 075°T, 0.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 062°T, 6.2 kn |
| 0830 fix | 016°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack |
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