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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 616007
Your 0855 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 110°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 104°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 0855 a new fix puts you 264°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0855 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0800 fix | 110°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 104°T, 4.2 kn |
| 0855 fix | 264°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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