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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 449008
Your 1335 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1215 your fix is 185°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 292°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 1335 a new fix puts you 118°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1335 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.
| 1215 fix | 185°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 292°T, 6.1 kn |
| 1335 fix | 118°T, 1.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
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