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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 6005
Your 1445 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1410 your fix is 342°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack. You steer 351°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 1445 a new fix puts you 057°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1445 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.
| 1410 fix | 342°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 351°T, 4.3 kn |
| 1445 fix | 057°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
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