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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 583005
Your 0915 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0815 your fix is 143°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 098°T at 6.4 kn through the water. At 0915 a new fix puts you 267°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0915 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0815 fix | 143°T, 1.7 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 098°T, 6.4 kn |
| 0915 fix | 267°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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