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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 47003
Your 1040 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0950 your fix is 008°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 034°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 1040 a new fix puts you 086°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1040 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0950 fix | 008°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 034°T, 4.1 kn |
| 1040 fix | 086°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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