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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 394004
Your 1010 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0935 your fix is 017°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack. You steer 314°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1010 a new fix puts you 038°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1010 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.
| 0935 fix | 017°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 314°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1010 fix | 038°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
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