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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 18008
Your 1300 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1225 your fix is 354°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 115°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1300 a new fix puts you 233°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1300 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1225 fix | 354°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 115°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1300 fix | 233°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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