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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 797006
Your 1340 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1230 your fix is 064°T, 3.4 nm from Westfield church spire. You steer 146°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1340 a new fix puts you 202°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1340 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1230 fix | 064°T, 3.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 146°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1340 fix | 202°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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