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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 334003
Your 1100 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0940 your fix is 271°T, 0.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 303°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 1100 a new fix puts you 020°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1100 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0940 fix | 271°T, 0.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 303°T, 5.6 kn |
| 1100 fix | 020°T, 3.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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