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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 439002
Your 1340 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1250 your fix is 120°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 116°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1340 a new fix puts you 000°T, 3.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1340 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1250 fix | 120°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 116°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1340 fix | 000°T, 3.4 nm from Mill stack |
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