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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 36007
Your 1055 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1020 your fix is 069°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 330°T at 7.0 kn through the water. At 1055 a new fix puts you 098°T, 2.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1055 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1020 fix | 069°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 330°T, 7.0 kn |
| 1055 fix | 098°T, 2.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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