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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 329001
Your 0905 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0750 your fix is 317°T, 2.0 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 219°T at 5.0 kn through the water. At 0905 a new fix puts you 081°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0905 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0750 fix | 317°T, 2.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 219°T, 5.0 kn |
| 0905 fix | 081°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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