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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 784005
Your 1610 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1510 your fix is 052°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 076°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 1610 a new fix puts you 339°T, 2.7 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1610 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1510 fix | 052°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 076°T, 5.9 kn |
| 1610 fix | 339°T, 2.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
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