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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 470007
Your 1040 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1005 your fix is 032°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 133°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1040 a new fix puts you 003°T, 3.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1040 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.
| 1005 fix | 032°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 133°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1040 fix | 003°T, 3.3 nm from Mill stack |
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