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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 671004
Your 0830 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0755 your fix is 319°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 012°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 0830 a new fix puts you 061°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0830 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.
| 0755 fix | 319°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 012°T, 4.4 kn |
| 0830 fix | 061°T, 3.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
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