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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 290002
Your 0755 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0720 your fix is 067°T, 3.2 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 142°T at 7.5 kn through the water. At 0755 a new fix puts you 019°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0755 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0720 fix | 067°T, 3.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 142°T, 7.5 kn |
| 0755 fix | 019°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
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