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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 295003
Your 1015 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0940 your fix is 020°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 166°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1015 a new fix puts you 342°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1015 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.
| 0940 fix | 020°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 166°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1015 fix | 342°T, 1.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
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