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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 452005
Your 1015 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0940 your fix is 328°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 018°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1015 a new fix puts you 052°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1015 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.
| 0940 fix | 328°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 018°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1015 fix | 052°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
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