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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 114007
Your 1605 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1505 your fix is 193°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 277°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1605 a new fix puts you 012°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1605 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.
| 1505 fix | 193°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 277°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1605 fix | 012°T, 2.5 nm from Heron Point Light |
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