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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 287005
Your 1335 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1300 your fix is 126°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 352°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1335 a new fix puts you 044°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1335 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.
| 1300 fix | 126°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 352°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1335 fix | 044°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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