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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 236007
Your 1520 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1435 your fix is 043°T, 2.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 237°T at 8.2 kn through the water. At 1520 a new fix puts you 334°T, 1.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1520 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1435 fix | 043°T, 2.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 237°T, 8.2 kn |
| 1520 fix | 334°T, 1.4 nm from Mill stack |
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