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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 423007
Your 1545 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1420 your fix is 024°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 139°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1545 a new fix puts you 066°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1545 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1420 fix | 024°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 139°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1545 fix | 066°T, 2.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
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