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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 41006
Your 1625 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1540 your fix is 063°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 085°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1625 a new fix puts you 035°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1625 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1540 fix | 063°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 085°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1625 fix | 035°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
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