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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 72008
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0945 your fix is 068°T, 3.4 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 165°T at 6.0 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 044°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light.
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 | 068°T, 3.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 165°T, 6.0 kn |
| 1020 fix | 044°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
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