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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 323004
Your 0810 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0700 your fix is 038°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 284°T at 7.7 kn through the water. At 0810 a new fix puts you 167°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0810 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.
| 0700 fix | 038°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 284°T, 7.7 kn |
| 0810 fix | 167°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
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