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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 191008
Your 1120 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1010 your fix is 050°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 157°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 1120 a new fix puts you 349°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1120 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1010 fix | 050°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 157°T, 4.8 kn |
| 1120 fix | 349°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack |
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