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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 878004
Your 0915 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0840 your fix is 093°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 176°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 0915 a new fix puts you 314°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0915 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.
| 0840 fix | 093°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 176°T, 6.1 kn |
| 0915 fix | 314°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
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