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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 841005
Your 0950 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0855 your fix is 159°T, 0.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 122°T at 6.4 kn through the water. At 0950 a new fix puts you 023°T, 1.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0950 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.
| 0855 fix | 159°T, 0.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 122°T, 6.4 kn |
| 0950 fix | 023°T, 1.1 nm from Mill stack |
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