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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 479008
Your 1705 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1555 your fix is 168°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 307°T at 8.8 kn through the water. At 1705 a new fix puts you 005°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1705 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.
| 1555 fix | 168°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 307°T, 8.8 kn |
| 1705 fix | 005°T, 1.8 nm from Westfield church spire |
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