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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 501006
Your 1345 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1315 your fix is 356°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 357°T at 7.4 kn through the water. At 1345 a new fix puts you 058°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1345 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1315 fix | 356°T, 2.1 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 357°T, 7.4 kn |
| 1345 fix | 058°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
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