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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 548002
Your 1320 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1250 your fix is 359°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 024°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1320 a new fix puts you 096°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1320 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.
| 1250 fix | 359°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 024°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1320 fix | 096°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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