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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 924002
Your 1315 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1220 your fix is 016°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 326°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 1315 a new fix puts you 039°T, 4.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1220 fix | 016°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 326°T, 8.3 kn |
| 1315 fix | 039°T, 4.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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