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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 877008
Your 0740 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0700 your fix is 032°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 285°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 0740 a new fix puts you 102°T, 0.9 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0740 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0700 fix | 032°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 285°T, 4.2 kn |
| 0740 fix | 102°T, 0.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
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