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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 495006
Your 0840 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0715 your fix is 003°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 138°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 0840 a new fix puts you 347°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0840 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0715 fix | 003°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 138°T, 5.7 kn |
| 0840 fix | 347°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
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