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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 117002
Your 0825 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0750 your fix is 036°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 015°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 0825 a new fix puts you 091°T, 3.7 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0825 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0750 fix | 036°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 015°T, 4.9 kn |
| 0825 fix | 091°T, 3.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
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