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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 14001
Your 0750 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0710 your fix is 146°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 243°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 0750 a new fix puts you 038°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0750 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0710 fix | 146°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 243°T, 4.9 kn |
| 0750 fix | 038°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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