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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 221003
Your 1235 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1200 your fix is 069°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 331°T at 8.1 kn through the water. At 1235 a new fix puts you 044°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1235 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.
| 1200 fix | 069°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 331°T, 8.1 kn |
| 1235 fix | 044°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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