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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 330004
Your 1400 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1255 your fix is 055°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 353°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1400 a new fix puts you 027°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1400 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1255 fix | 055°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 353°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1400 fix | 027°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
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