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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 246004
Your 0915 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0805 your fix is 027°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 295°T at 8.6 kn through the water. At 0915 a new fix puts you 089°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0915 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0805 fix | 027°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 295°T, 8.6 kn |
| 0915 fix | 089°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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