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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 785006
Your 0815 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0710 your fix is 023°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 275°T at 7.2 kn through the water. At 0815 a new fix puts you 011°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0815 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0710 fix | 023°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 275°T, 7.2 kn |
| 0815 fix | 011°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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