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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 4003
Your 0940 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0820 your fix is 327°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 291°T at 6.5 kn through the water. At 0940 a new fix puts you 060°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0940 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0820 fix | 327°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 291°T, 6.5 kn |
| 0940 fix | 060°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
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