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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 283007
Your 1040 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0950 your fix is 347°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 297°T at 8.7 kn through the water. At 1040 a new fix puts you 092°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1040 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0950 fix | 347°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 297°T, 8.7 kn |
| 1040 fix | 092°T, 2.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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