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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 464007
Your 1620 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1545 your fix is 350°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack. You steer 334°T at 7.9 kn through the water. At 1620 a new fix puts you 047°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1620 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1545 fix | 350°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 334°T, 7.9 kn |
| 1620 fix | 047°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
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