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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 546005
Your 1400 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1330 your fix is 041°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 308°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1400 a new fix puts you 093°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1400 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.
| 1330 fix | 041°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 308°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1400 fix | 093°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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