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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 487008
Your 0945 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 328°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 100°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 0945 a new fix puts you 357°T, 1.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0945 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.
| 0900 fix | 328°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 100°T, 6.1 kn |
| 0945 fix | 357°T, 1.4 nm from Mill stack |
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