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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 431004
Your 1330 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1235 your fix is 343°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack. You steer 320°T at 7.1 kn through the water. At 1330 a new fix puts you 049°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1330 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.
| 1235 fix | 343°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 320°T, 7.1 kn |
| 1330 fix | 049°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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