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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 655006
Your 0740 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0710 your fix is 126°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 019°T at 7.0 kn through the water. At 0740 a new fix puts you 037°T, 4.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0740 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0710 fix | 126°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 019°T, 7.0 kn |
| 0740 fix | 037°T, 4.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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