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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 821002
Your 0820 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0745 your fix is 052°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 094°T at 6.0 kn through the water. At 0820 a new fix puts you 269°T, 1.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0820 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0745 fix | 052°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 094°T, 6.0 kn |
| 0820 fix | 269°T, 1.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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