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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 751002
Your 0905 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0810 your fix is 284°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 277°T at 6.3 kn through the water. At 0905 a new fix puts you 113°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 0905 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.
| 0810 fix | 284°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 277°T, 6.3 kn |
| 0905 fix | 113°T, 2.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
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