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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 649001
Your 0850 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0755 your fix is 334°T, 2.5 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 270°T at 7.8 kn through the water. At 0850 a new fix puts you 033°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0850 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.
| 0755 fix | 334°T, 2.5 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 270°T, 7.8 kn |
| 0850 fix | 033°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
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