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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 72004
Your 1105 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1025 your fix is 046°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 108°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 1105 a new fix puts you 016°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1105 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1025 fix | 046°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 108°T, 6.1 kn |
| 1105 fix | 016°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
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