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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 386008
Your 0810 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0740 your fix is 052°T, 2.3 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 161°T at 7.5 kn through the water. At 0810 a new fix puts you 041°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0810 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0740 fix | 052°T, 2.3 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 161°T, 7.5 kn |
| 0810 fix | 041°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
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