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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 240008
Your 1505 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1435 your fix is 026°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 010°T at 5.0 kn through the water. At 1505 a new fix puts you 074°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1505 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.
| 1435 fix | 026°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 010°T, 5.0 kn |
| 1505 fix | 074°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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