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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 781006
Your 1640 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1545 your fix is 307°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 289°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 1640 a new fix puts you 139°T, 1.3 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1640 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1545 fix | 307°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 289°T, 8.3 kn |
| 1640 fix | 139°T, 1.3 nm from Westfield church spire |
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