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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 610008
Your 0920 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0820 your fix is 157°T, 0.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 105°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 0920 a new fix puts you 036°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0920 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0820 fix | 157°T, 0.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 105°T, 8.3 kn |
| 0920 fix | 036°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
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