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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 168007
Your 0930 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 051°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 033°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 0930 a new fix puts you 036°T, 3.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0930 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0900 fix | 051°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 033°T, 5.1 kn |
| 0930 fix | 036°T, 3.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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