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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 245005
Your 1430 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1325 your fix is 041°T, 4.4 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 146°T at 6.0 kn through the water. At 1430 a new fix puts you 000°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1430 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1325 fix | 041°T, 4.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 146°T, 6.0 kn |
| 1430 fix | 000°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
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