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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 142001
Your 1130 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1020 your fix is 275°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 306°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 1130 a new fix puts you 056°T, 2.7 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1130 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1020 fix | 275°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 306°T, 6.1 kn |
| 1130 fix | 056°T, 2.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
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