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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 186007
Your 1055 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1010 your fix is 260°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 329°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 1055 a new fix puts you 277°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1055 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.
| 1010 fix | 260°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 329°T, 6.1 kn |
| 1055 fix | 277°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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