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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 734002
Your 1320 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1245 your fix is 265°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 276°T at 8.9 kn through the water. At 1320 a new fix puts you 098°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1320 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1245 fix | 265°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 276°T, 8.9 kn |
| 1320 fix | 098°T, 1.9 nm from Westfield church spire |
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