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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 139001
Your 1225 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1100 your fix is 092°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 251°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1225 a new fix puts you 312°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1225 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1100 fix | 092°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 251°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1225 fix | 312°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack |
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