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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 158002
Your 1215 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1130 your fix is 063°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 146°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 1215 a new fix puts you 344°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1215 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1130 fix | 063°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 146°T, 5.5 kn |
| 1215 fix | 344°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
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