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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 507004
Your 0945 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0815 your fix is 202°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 285°T at 5.4 kn through the water. At 0945 a new fix puts you 013°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0945 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.
| 0815 fix | 202°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 285°T, 5.4 kn |
| 0945 fix | 013°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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