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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 119007
Your 1450 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1340 your fix is 330°T, 2.8 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 286°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 1450 a new fix puts you 115°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1450 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1340 fix | 330°T, 2.8 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 286°T, 5.6 kn |
| 1450 fix | 115°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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