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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 140002
Your 1615 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1535 your fix is 069°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 159°T at 7.4 kn through the water. At 1615 a new fix puts you 353°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1615 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.
| 1535 fix | 069°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 159°T, 7.4 kn |
| 1615 fix | 353°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
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