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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 38008
Your 1105 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1025 your fix is 041°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 335°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1105 a new fix puts you 084°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1105 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.
| 1025 fix | 041°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 335°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1105 fix | 084°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
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