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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 363006
Your 1435 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1350 your fix is 071°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 351°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1435 a new fix puts you 028°T, 3.8 nm from Westfield church spire.
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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1350 fix | 071°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 351°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1435 fix | 028°T, 3.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
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