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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 475001
Your 1110 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1005 your fix is 337°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 024°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 1110 a new fix puts you 039°T, 4.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1110 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1005 fix | 337°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 024°T, 5.7 kn |
| 1110 fix | 039°T, 4.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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