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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 382007
Your 1240 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1135 your fix is 335°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 068°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 1240 a new fix puts you 351°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1240 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1135 fix | 335°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 068°T, 4.1 kn |
| 1240 fix | 351°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
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