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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 229002
Your 1235 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1140 your fix is 007°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack. You steer 318°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 1235 a new fix puts you 354°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1235 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.
| 1140 fix | 007°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 318°T, 6.9 kn |
| 1235 fix | 354°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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