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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 843004
Your 1620 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1535 your fix is 036°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 161°T at 7.8 kn through the water. At 1620 a new fix puts you 345°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack.
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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1535 fix | 036°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 161°T, 7.8 kn |
| 1620 fix | 345°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack |
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