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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 475004
Your 1245 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1155 your fix is 041°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 160°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 1245 a new fix puts you 020°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1245 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.
| 1155 fix | 041°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 160°T, 6.6 kn |
| 1245 fix | 020°T, 2.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
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