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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 5007
Your 1350 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1305 your fix is 059°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 107°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 1350 a new fix puts you 038°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1350 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.
| 1305 fix | 059°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 107°T, 4.8 kn |
| 1350 fix | 038°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack |
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