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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 765007
Your 0820 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0710 your fix is 095°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 342°T at 6.0 kn through the water. At 0820 a new fix puts you 038°T, 4.2 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0820 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.
| 0710 fix | 095°T, 1.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 342°T, 6.0 kn |
| 0820 fix | 038°T, 4.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
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