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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 196005
Your 1645 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1530 your fix is 074°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 271°T at 7.2 kn through the water. At 1645 a new fix puts you 095°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1645 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.
| 1530 fix | 074°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 271°T, 7.2 kn |
| 1645 fix | 095°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
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