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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 352001
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0940 your fix is 059°T, 0.8 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 009°T at 9.0 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 058°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1020 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.
| 0940 fix | 059°T, 0.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 009°T, 9.0 kn |
| 1020 fix | 058°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
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