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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 2003
Your 1055 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1000 your fix is 328°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 227°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1055 a new fix puts you 018°T, 1.4 nm from Mill stack.
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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1000 fix | 328°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 227°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1055 fix | 018°T, 1.4 nm from Mill stack |
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