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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 900003
Your 1505 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1345 your fix is 324°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 307°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1505 a new fix puts you 066°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1505 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1345 fix | 324°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 307°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1505 fix | 066°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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