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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 238008
Your 1230 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1140 your fix is 353°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 266°T at 6.8 kn through the water. At 1230 a new fix puts you 098°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1230 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.
| 1140 fix | 353°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 266°T, 6.8 kn |
| 1230 fix | 098°T, 3.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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