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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 807008
Your 1305 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1220 your fix is 070°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 291°T at 5.3 kn through the water. At 1305 a new fix puts you 176°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1305 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1220 fix | 070°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 291°T, 5.3 kn |
| 1305 fix | 176°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
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