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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 554002
Your 1340 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1230 your fix is 157°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 090°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 1340 a new fix puts you 055°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1340 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1230 fix | 157°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 090°T, 4.3 kn |
| 1340 fix | 055°T, 3.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
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