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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 89007
Your 1025 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0930 your fix is 076°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 172°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 1025 a new fix puts you 069°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1025 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.
| 0930 fix | 076°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 172°T, 4.8 kn |
| 1025 fix | 069°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
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