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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 81007
Your 1155 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1040 your fix is 330°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 099°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1155 a new fix puts you 297°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1155 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1040 fix | 330°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 099°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1155 fix | 297°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
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