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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 148002
Your 1425 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1255 your fix is 048°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack. You steer 320°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 1425 a new fix puts you 050°T, 1.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1425 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 90 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1255 fix | 048°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 320°T, 5.5 kn |
| 1425 fix | 050°T, 1.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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