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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 572002
Your 1225 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1130 your fix is 346°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack. You steer 283°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1225 a new fix puts you 037°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1225 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.
| 1130 fix | 346°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 283°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1225 fix | 037°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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