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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 210005
Your 1450 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1335 your fix is 054°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 246°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1450 a new fix puts you 067°T, 2.9 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1450 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1335 fix | 054°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 246°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1450 fix | 067°T, 2.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
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