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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 376004
Your 1000 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 095°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 075°T at 8.4 kn through the water. At 1000 a new fix puts you 037°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1000 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.
| 0900 fix | 095°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 075°T, 8.4 kn |
| 1000 fix | 037°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
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