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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 207007
Your 1005 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0845 your fix is 164°T, 1.2 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 100°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1005 a new fix puts you 113°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1005 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.
| 0845 fix | 164°T, 1.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 100°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1005 fix | 113°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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