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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 827007
Your 1330 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1240 your fix is 226°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 318°T at 6.3 kn through the water. At 1330 a new fix puts you 084°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1330 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1240 fix | 226°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 318°T, 6.3 kn |
| 1330 fix | 084°T, 3.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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