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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 310006
Your 1200 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1120 your fix is 063°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 148°T at 5.8 kn through the water. At 1200 a new fix puts you 032°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1200 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1120 fix | 063°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 148°T, 5.8 kn |
| 1200 fix | 032°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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