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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 118005
Your 1040 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0955 your fix is 305°T, 3.7 nm from Mill stack. You steer 345°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 1040 a new fix puts you 055°T, 1.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1040 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0955 fix | 305°T, 3.7 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 345°T, 6.6 kn |
| 1040 fix | 055°T, 1.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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