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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 125004
Your 1610 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1530 your fix is 060°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 303°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1610 a new fix puts you 099°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1610 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1530 fix | 060°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 303°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1610 fix | 099°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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