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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 422007
Your 0850 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0740 your fix is 191°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 299°T at 8.6 kn through the water. At 0850 a new fix puts you 003°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0850 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0740 fix | 191°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 299°T, 8.6 kn |
| 0850 fix | 003°T, 2.2 nm from Westfield church spire |
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