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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 210007
Your 1155 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1105 your fix is 135°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 016°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1155 a new fix puts you 056°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1155 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1105 fix | 135°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 016°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1155 fix | 056°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
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