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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 538001
Your 1550 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1510 your fix is 038°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 311°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1550 a new fix puts you 008°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1550 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1510 fix | 038°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 311°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1550 fix | 008°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
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