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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 453002
Your 1130 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1010 your fix is 160°T, 1.6 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 099°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1130 a new fix puts you 281°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1130 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1010 fix | 160°T, 1.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 099°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1130 fix | 281°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
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