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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 505003
Your 0820 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0730 your fix is 078°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 165°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 0820 a new fix puts you 082°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0820 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.
| 0730 fix | 078°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 165°T, 4.7 kn |
| 0820 fix | 082°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
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