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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 873008
Your 1235 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1200 your fix is 038°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 159°T at 9.0 kn through the water. At 1235 a new fix puts you 326°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1235 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1200 fix | 038°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 159°T, 9.0 kn |
| 1235 fix | 326°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack |
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