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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 527002
Your 1055 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1015 your fix is 348°T, 1.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 093°T at 5.0 kn through the water. At 1055 a new fix puts you 067°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1055 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1015 fix | 348°T, 1.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 093°T, 5.0 kn |
| 1055 fix | 067°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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