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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 494006
Your 1445 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1325 your fix is 040°T, 2.0 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 285°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1445 a new fix puts you 019°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1445 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1325 fix | 040°T, 2.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 285°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1445 fix | 019°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
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