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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 306006
Your 1325 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1235 your fix is 270°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 309°T at 6.0 kn through the water. At 1325 a new fix puts you 046°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1325 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.
| 1235 fix | 270°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 309°T, 6.0 kn |
| 1325 fix | 046°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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