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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 198004
Your 1015 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0935 your fix is 013°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack. You steer 270°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1015 a new fix puts you 142°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1015 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.
| 0935 fix | 013°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 270°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1015 fix | 142°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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