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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 226006
Your 0920 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0810 your fix is 014°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 131°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 0920 a new fix puts you 272°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0920 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.
| 0810 fix | 014°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 131°T, 5.6 kn |
| 0920 fix | 272°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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