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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 28003
Your 0830 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0725 your fix is 288°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 277°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 0830 a new fix puts you 072°T, 2.7 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0725 fix | 288°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 277°T, 5.7 kn |
| 0830 fix | 072°T, 2.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
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