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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 699002
Your 1135 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1055 your fix is 026°T, 3.7 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 185°T at 7.9 kn through the water. At 1135 a new fix puts you 014°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1135 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1055 fix | 026°T, 3.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 185°T, 7.9 kn |
| 1135 fix | 014°T, 2.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
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