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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 853008
Your 1005 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0905 your fix is 229°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 309°T at 7.1 kn through the water. At 1005 a new fix puts you 097°T, 1.5 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1005 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0905 fix | 229°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 309°T, 7.1 kn |
| 1005 fix | 097°T, 1.5 nm from Westfield church spire |
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