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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 637007
Your 1010 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 036°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 156°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1010 a new fix puts you 065°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1010 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.
| 0900 fix | 036°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 156°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1010 fix | 065°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
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