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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 691001
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0945 your fix is 076°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 350°T at 5.3 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 072°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1020 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0945 fix | 076°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 350°T, 5.3 kn |
| 1020 fix | 072°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
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