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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 200007
Your 1520 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1400 your fix is 000°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack. You steer 317°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1520 a new fix puts you 067°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1520 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1400 fix | 000°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 317°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1520 fix | 067°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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