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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 297003
Your 1340 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1310 your fix is 012°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 007°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1340 a new fix puts you 056°T, 3.8 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1340 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.
| 1310 fix | 012°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 007°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1340 fix | 056°T, 3.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
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