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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 198002
Your 1050 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1010 your fix is 049°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 298°T at 5.8 kn through the water. At 1050 a new fix puts you 274°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1050 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.
| 1010 fix | 049°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 298°T, 5.8 kn |
| 1050 fix | 274°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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