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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 580005
Your 1320 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1245 your fix is 052°T, 3.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 174°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 1320 a new fix puts you 339°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1320 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.
| 1245 fix | 052°T, 3.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 174°T, 4.1 kn |
| 1320 fix | 339°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
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