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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 144008
Your 0815 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0735 your fix is 348°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 309°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 0815 a new fix puts you 043°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0815 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.
| 0735 fix | 348°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 309°T, 6.2 kn |
| 0815 fix | 043°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
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