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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 889008
Your 1000 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0930 your fix is 342°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 001°T at 9.0 kn through the water. At 1000 a new fix puts you 042°T, 1.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1000 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0930 fix | 342°T, 1.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 001°T, 9.0 kn |
| 1000 fix | 042°T, 1.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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