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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 2004
Your 0830 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0745 your fix is 245°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 317°T at 8.5 kn through the water. At 0830 a new fix puts you 044°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0830 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0745 fix | 245°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 317°T, 8.5 kn |
| 0830 fix | 044°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
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