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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 176002
Your 0935 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0845 your fix is 032°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 131°T at 8.6 kn through the water. At 0935 a new fix puts you 233°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0935 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0845 fix | 032°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 131°T, 8.6 kn |
| 0935 fix | 233°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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