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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 865005
Your 1420 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1250 your fix is 062°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 093°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 1420 a new fix puts you 326°T, 3.0 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1420 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 90 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1250 fix | 062°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 093°T, 5.7 kn |
| 1420 fix | 326°T, 3.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
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