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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 847001
Your 1305 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1205 your fix is 025°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 140°T at 8.0 kn through the water. At 1305 a new fix puts you 003°T, 3.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1305 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1205 fix | 025°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 140°T, 8.0 kn |
| 1305 fix | 003°T, 3.2 nm from Mill stack |
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