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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 863008
Your 0815 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0715 your fix is 056°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 158°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 0815 a new fix puts you 311°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0815 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0715 fix | 056°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 158°T, 6.1 kn |
| 0815 fix | 311°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
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