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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 285008
Your 0905 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 093°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 103°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 0905 a new fix puts you 194°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0905 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.
| 0800 fix | 093°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 103°T, 5.5 kn |
| 0905 fix | 194°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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