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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 370003
Your 1515 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1430 your fix is 133°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 077°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 1515 a new fix puts you 033°T, 3.6 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1515 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.
| 1430 fix | 133°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 077°T, 4.8 kn |
| 1515 fix | 033°T, 3.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
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