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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 1006
Your 0935 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0905 your fix is 048°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 347°T at 8.8 kn through the water. At 0935 a new fix puts you 057°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0935 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0905 fix | 048°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 347°T, 8.8 kn |
| 0935 fix | 057°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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