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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 565006
Your 1640 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1535 your fix is 075°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 093°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1640 a new fix puts you 035°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1640 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1535 fix | 075°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 093°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1640 fix | 035°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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