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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 243006
Your 1050 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1015 your fix is 024°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 325°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 1050 a new fix puts you 049°T, 1.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1050 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.
| 1015 fix | 024°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 325°T, 6.2 kn |
| 1050 fix | 049°T, 1.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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