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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 221002
Your 1105 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1000 your fix is 024°T, 3.4 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 146°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1105 a new fix puts you 024°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1105 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1000 fix | 024°T, 3.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 146°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1105 fix | 024°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
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