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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 432002
Your 1705 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1555 your fix is 354°T, 0.9 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 306°T at 7.2 kn through the water. At 1705 a new fix puts you 034°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1705 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.
| 1555 fix | 354°T, 0.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 306°T, 7.2 kn |
| 1705 fix | 034°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
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