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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 380004
Your 1615 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1540 your fix is 026°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 301°T at 7.1 kn through the water. At 1615 a new fix puts you 032°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light.
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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1540 fix | 026°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 301°T, 7.1 kn |
| 1615 fix | 032°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
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