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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 15001
Your 1540 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1455 your fix is 049°T, 3.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 203°T at 5.4 kn through the water. At 1540 a new fix puts you 015°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1540 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1455 fix | 049°T, 3.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 203°T, 5.4 kn |
| 1540 fix | 015°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
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