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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 60004
Your 0945 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 343°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 315°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 0945 a new fix puts you 058°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0945 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0900 fix | 343°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 315°T, 6.9 kn |
| 0945 fix | 058°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
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