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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 624008
Your 1330 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1225 your fix is 057°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 280°T at 8.4 kn through the water. At 1330 a new fix puts you 076°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1330 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1225 fix | 057°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 280°T, 8.4 kn |
| 1330 fix | 076°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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