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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 390008
Your 1355 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1315 your fix is 044°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 306°T at 6.7 kn through the water. At 1355 a new fix puts you 028°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1355 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.
| 1315 fix | 044°T, 3.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 306°T, 6.7 kn |
| 1355 fix | 028°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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