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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 403005
Your 1635 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1600 your fix is 090°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 008°T at 7.4 kn through the water. At 1635 a new fix puts you 066°T, 3.3 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1635 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1600 fix | 090°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 008°T, 7.4 kn |
| 1635 fix | 066°T, 3.3 nm from Westfield church spire |
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