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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 486006
Your 1025 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0940 your fix is 332°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 101°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 1025 a new fix puts you 330°T, 1.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1025 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.
| 0940 fix | 332°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 101°T, 5.9 kn |
| 1025 fix | 330°T, 1.1 nm from Mill stack |
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