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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 349003
Your 1435 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1325 your fix is 040°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 136°T at 5.0 kn through the water. At 1435 a new fix puts you 080°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1435 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1325 fix | 040°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 136°T, 5.0 kn |
| 1435 fix | 080°T, 1.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
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