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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 756006
Your 1400 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1320 your fix is 088°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 068°T at 6.5 kn through the water. At 1400 a new fix puts you 299°T, 2.0 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1400 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.
| 1320 fix | 088°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 068°T, 6.5 kn |
| 1400 fix | 299°T, 2.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
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