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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 419006
Your 0950 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0920 your fix is 339°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 293°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 0950 a new fix puts you 331°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0950 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0920 fix | 339°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 293°T, 4.7 kn |
| 0950 fix | 331°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
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