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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 192002
Your 1425 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1340 your fix is 015°T, 1.0 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 054°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1425 a new fix puts you 063°T, 3.8 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1340 fix | 015°T, 1.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 054°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1425 fix | 063°T, 3.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
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