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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 402004
Your 0900 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0810 your fix is 006°T, 2.5 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 146°T at 7.7 kn through the water. At 0900 a new fix puts you 356°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0900 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0810 fix | 006°T, 2.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 146°T, 7.7 kn |
| 0900 fix | 356°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
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