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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 712007
Your 1205 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1110 your fix is 066°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 144°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 1205 a new fix puts you 076°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1205 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1110 fix | 066°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 144°T, 5.9 kn |
| 1205 fix | 076°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
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