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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 420003
Your 1250 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1125 your fix is 149°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 304°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1250 a new fix puts you 024°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1250 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1125 fix | 149°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 304°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1250 fix | 024°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
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