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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 203005
Your 1300 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1205 your fix is 012°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 330°T at 8.1 kn through the water. At 1300 a new fix puts you 049°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1300 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1205 fix | 012°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 330°T, 8.1 kn |
| 1300 fix | 049°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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