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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 17008
Your 1410 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1245 your fix is 319°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 300°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1410 a new fix puts you 025°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1410 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1245 fix | 319°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 300°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1410 fix | 025°T, 3.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
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