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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 138006
Your 0900 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0820 your fix is 330°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack. You steer 353°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 0900 a new fix puts you 092°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0900 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0820 fix | 330°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 353°T, 4.3 kn |
| 0900 fix | 092°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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