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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 58003
Your 0905 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0825 your fix is 132°T, 1.2 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 104°T at 7.6 kn through the water. At 0905 a new fix puts you 012°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0905 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0825 fix | 132°T, 1.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 104°T, 7.6 kn |
| 0905 fix | 012°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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