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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 48003
Your 1500 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1340 your fix is 051°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 139°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1500 a new fix puts you 037°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1500 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1340 fix | 051°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 139°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1500 fix | 037°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
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