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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 47006
Your 1355 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1225 your fix is 148°T, 1.3 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 093°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 1355 a new fix puts you 229°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1355 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 90 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1225 fix | 148°T, 1.3 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 093°T, 4.5 kn |
| 1355 fix | 229°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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