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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 312003
Your 1520 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1420 your fix is 355°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack. You steer 310°T at 6.4 kn through the water. At 1520 a new fix puts you 005°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1520 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1420 fix | 355°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 310°T, 6.4 kn |
| 1520 fix | 005°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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