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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 162002
Your 1610 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1450 your fix is 078°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 102°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 1610 a new fix puts you 051°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1610 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1450 fix | 078°T, 2.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 102°T, 5.5 kn |
| 1610 fix | 051°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
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