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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 724005
Your 1340 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1300 your fix is 081°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 163°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 1340 a new fix puts you 334°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1340 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.
| 1300 fix | 081°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 163°T, 6.9 kn |
| 1340 fix | 334°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
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