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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 414003
Your 1250 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1155 your fix is 011°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 325°T at 6.4 kn through the water. At 1250 a new fix puts you 060°T, 3.3 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1250 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1155 fix | 011°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 325°T, 6.4 kn |
| 1250 fix | 060°T, 3.3 nm from Westfield church spire |
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