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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 541006
Your 1605 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1510 your fix is 021°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 270°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 1605 a new fix puts you 039°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1605 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1510 fix | 021°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 270°T, 8.3 kn |
| 1605 fix | 039°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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