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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 408007
Your 1515 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1445 your fix is 054°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 332°T at 7.9 kn through the water. At 1515 a new fix puts you 059°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1445 fix | 054°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 332°T, 7.9 kn |
| 1515 fix | 059°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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