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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 886007
Your 0825 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0710 your fix is 031°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 113°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 0825 a new fix puts you 043°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0825 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0710 fix | 031°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 113°T, 5.5 kn |
| 0825 fix | 043°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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