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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 869002
Your 1255 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1200 your fix is 015°T, 2.7 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 152°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 1255 a new fix puts you 080°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1255 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.
| 1200 fix | 015°T, 2.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 152°T, 6.1 kn |
| 1255 fix | 080°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
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