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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 474001
Your 1225 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1130 your fix is 357°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 271°T at 9.0 kn through the water. At 1225 a new fix puts you 043°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1225 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1130 fix | 357°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 271°T, 9.0 kn |
| 1225 fix | 043°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
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