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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 858005
Your 1125 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1040 your fix is 269°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 287°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 1125 a new fix puts you 084°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1125 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1040 fix | 269°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 287°T, 6.2 kn |
| 1125 fix | 084°T, 2.4 nm from Westfield church spire |
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