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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 667006
Your 0740 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0705 your fix is 324°T, 2.9 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 276°T at 7.0 kn through the water. At 0740 a new fix puts you 065°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0740 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.
| 0705 fix | 324°T, 2.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 276°T, 7.0 kn |
| 0740 fix | 065°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
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