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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 749002
Your 1030 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1000 your fix is 007°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 087°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 1030 a new fix puts you 049°T, 3.2 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1030 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.
| 1000 fix | 007°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 087°T, 5.5 kn |
| 1030 fix | 049°T, 3.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
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