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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 85005
Your 1415 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1345 your fix is 124°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 042°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 1415 a new fix puts you 056°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1415 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1345 fix | 124°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 042°T, 4.5 kn |
| 1415 fix | 056°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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