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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 150007
Your 0810 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0735 your fix is 351°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 338°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 0810 a new fix puts you 053°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0810 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0735 fix | 351°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 338°T, 7.3 kn |
| 0810 fix | 053°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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