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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 115008
Your 1505 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1405 your fix is 171°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 262°T at 6.5 kn through the water. At 1505 a new fix puts you 314°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1505 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.
| 1405 fix | 171°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 262°T, 6.5 kn |
| 1505 fix | 314°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack |
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