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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 349007
Your 0805 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0735 your fix is 113°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 110°T at 7.6 kn through the water. At 0805 a new fix puts you 344°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0805 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.
| 0735 fix | 113°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 110°T, 7.6 kn |
| 0805 fix | 344°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
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