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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 610007
Your 1505 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1425 your fix is 252°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 305°T at 8.4 kn through the water. At 1505 a new fix puts you 049°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1505 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1425 fix | 252°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 305°T, 8.4 kn |
| 1505 fix | 049°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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