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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 604003
Your 1125 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1020 your fix is 075°T, 1.3 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 116°T at 5.3 kn through the water. At 1125 a new fix puts you 236°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1125 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1020 fix | 075°T, 1.3 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 116°T, 5.3 kn |
| 1125 fix | 236°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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