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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 133007
Your 0940 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0905 your fix is 092°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 074°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 0940 a new fix puts you 253°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0940 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0905 fix | 092°T, 1.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 074°T, 5.2 kn |
| 0940 fix | 253°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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