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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 282005
Your 1235 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1120 your fix is 286°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 288°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1235 a new fix puts you 138°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1235 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1120 fix | 286°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 288°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1235 fix | 138°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
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