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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 395007
Your 1205 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1045 your fix is 047°T, 4.2 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 143°T at 6.3 kn through the water. At 1205 a new fix puts you 051°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1205 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1045 fix | 047°T, 4.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 143°T, 6.3 kn |
| 1205 fix | 051°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack |
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