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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 621001
Your 1610 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1455 your fix is 014°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 152°T at 6.4 kn through the water. At 1610 a new fix puts you 261°T, 3.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1610 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1455 fix | 014°T, 2.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 152°T, 6.4 kn |
| 1610 fix | 261°T, 3.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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