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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 566001
Your 1405 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1245 your fix is 354°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 301°T at 8.0 kn through the water. At 1405 a new fix puts you 028°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1405 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.
| 1245 fix | 354°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 301°T, 8.0 kn |
| 1405 fix | 028°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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