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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 465002
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0930 your fix is 096°T, 3.2 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 134°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 027°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1020 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.
| 0930 fix | 096°T, 3.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 134°T, 5.9 kn |
| 1020 fix | 027°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
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