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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 15004
Your 0745 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0705 your fix is 358°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack. You steer 093°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 0745 a new fix puts you 141°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0745 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.
| 0705 fix | 358°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 093°T, 5.2 kn |
| 0745 fix | 141°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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