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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 844008
Your 1315 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1205 your fix is 034°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 142°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1315 a new fix puts you 030°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1315 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1205 fix | 034°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 142°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1315 fix | 030°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
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