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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 52005
Your 0850 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0750 your fix is 358°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 083°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 0850 a new fix puts you 349°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0850 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0750 fix | 358°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 083°T, 4.7 kn |
| 0850 fix | 349°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
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