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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 542004
Your 1405 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1240 your fix is 009°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 110°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1405 a new fix puts you 017°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1405 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1240 fix | 009°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 110°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1405 fix | 017°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
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