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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 517008
Your 1030 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1000 your fix is 049°T, 1.0 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 148°T at 6.8 kn through the water. At 1030 a new fix puts you 006°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1030 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.
| 1000 fix | 049°T, 1.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 148°T, 6.8 kn |
| 1030 fix | 006°T, 1.3 nm from Heron Point Light |
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