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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 757007
Your 1450 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1325 your fix is 042°T, 4.5 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 160°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1450 a new fix puts you 357°T, 1.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1450 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1325 fix | 042°T, 4.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 160°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1450 fix | 357°T, 1.2 nm from Mill stack |
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