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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 547003
Your 1025 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0950 your fix is 030°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack. You steer 300°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 1025 a new fix puts you 007°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1025 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0950 fix | 030°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 300°T, 6.6 kn |
| 1025 fix | 007°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
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