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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 323006
Your 1615 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1520 your fix is 032°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 305°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 1615 a new fix puts you 045°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1615 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1520 fix | 032°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 305°T, 4.3 kn |
| 1615 fix | 045°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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