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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 638004
Your 1040 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0935 your fix is 027°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 132°T at 7.8 kn through the water. At 1040 a new fix puts you 202°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1040 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.
| 0935 fix | 027°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 132°T, 7.8 kn |
| 1040 fix | 202°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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