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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 837003
Your 1520 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1425 your fix is 356°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 291°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1520 a new fix puts you 055°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1520 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1425 fix | 356°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 291°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1520 fix | 055°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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