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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 615001
Your 1330 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1250 your fix is 101°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 120°T at 7.9 kn through the water. At 1330 a new fix puts you 024°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack.
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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1250 fix | 101°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 120°T, 7.9 kn |
| 1330 fix | 024°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
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