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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 272006
Your 1200 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1125 your fix is 053°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 292°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1200 a new fix puts you 012°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1200 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1125 fix | 053°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 292°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1200 fix | 012°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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