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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 30004
Your 0830 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 070°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 082°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 0830 a new fix puts you 296°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0830 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0800 fix | 070°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 082°T, 6.9 kn |
| 0830 fix | 296°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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