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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 761004
Your 1425 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1330 your fix is 128°T, 1.1 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 102°T at 7.4 kn through the water. At 1425 a new fix puts you 160°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1425 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.
| 1330 fix | 128°T, 1.1 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 102°T, 7.4 kn |
| 1425 fix | 160°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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