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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 795001
Your 0850 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 298°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 268°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 0850 a new fix puts you 033°T, 4.3 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0850 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0800 fix | 298°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 268°T, 4.3 kn |
| 0850 fix | 033°T, 4.3 nm from Westfield church spire |
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