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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 696007
Your 1150 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1055 your fix is 206°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 325°T at 7.2 kn through the water. At 1150 a new fix puts you 063°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1150 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.
| 1055 fix | 206°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 325°T, 7.2 kn |
| 1150 fix | 063°T, 3.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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