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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 244008
Your 0840 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0740 your fix is 210°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 318°T at 8.0 kn through the water. At 0840 a new fix puts you 048°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0840 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0740 fix | 210°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 318°T, 8.0 kn |
| 0840 fix | 048°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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