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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 20001
Your 1030 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1000 your fix is 026°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 001°T at 7.4 kn through the water. At 1030 a new fix puts you 027°T, 3.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1030 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.
| 1000 fix | 026°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 001°T, 7.4 kn |
| 1030 fix | 027°T, 3.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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