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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 245003
Your 1205 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1120 your fix is 040°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 355°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 1205 a new fix puts you 063°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1205 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1120 fix | 040°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 355°T, 4.8 kn |
| 1205 fix | 063°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
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