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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 208008
Your 1035 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0940 your fix is 035°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 272°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1035 a new fix puts you 207°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1035 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.
| 0940 fix | 035°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 272°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1035 fix | 207°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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