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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 517002
Your 1000 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0845 your fix is 248°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 304°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 1000 a new fix puts you 055°T, 4.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1000 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0845 fix | 248°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 304°T, 5.7 kn |
| 1000 fix | 055°T, 4.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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