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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 54006
Your 0900 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0805 your fix is 020°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack. You steer 309°T at 8.0 kn through the water. At 0900 a new fix puts you 074°T, 2.7 nm from Westfield church spire.
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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0805 fix | 020°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 309°T, 8.0 kn |
| 0900 fix | 074°T, 2.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
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