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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 572008
Your 1205 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1135 your fix is 248°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 298°T at 7.2 kn through the water. At 1205 a new fix puts you 088°T, 3.4 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1205 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1135 fix | 248°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 298°T, 7.2 kn |
| 1205 fix | 088°T, 3.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
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