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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 208004
Your 0950 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 026°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 164°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 0950 a new fix puts you 330°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 0950 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0900 fix | 026°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 164°T, 4.9 kn |
| 0950 fix | 330°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
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