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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 319004
Your 1140 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1035 your fix is 059°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 145°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1140 a new fix puts you 050°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1140 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.
| 1035 fix | 059°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 145°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1140 fix | 050°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
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