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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 160001
Your 1455 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1345 your fix is 331°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack. You steer 052°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1455 a new fix puts you 036°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1455 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1345 fix | 331°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 052°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1455 fix | 036°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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