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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 675007
Your 1510 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1400 your fix is 345°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 087°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 1510 a new fix puts you 066°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1510 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1400 fix | 345°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 087°T, 5.5 kn |
| 1510 fix | 066°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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