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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 456003
Your 0850 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0735 your fix is 047°T, 2.3 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 119°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 0850 a new fix puts you 018°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 0850 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.
| 0735 fix | 047°T, 2.3 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 119°T, 6.2 kn |
| 0850 fix | 018°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
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