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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 227007
Your 0955 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0915 your fix is 003°T, 2.7 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 133°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 0955 a new fix puts you 077°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0955 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.
| 0915 fix | 003°T, 2.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 133°T, 5.2 kn |
| 0955 fix | 077°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
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