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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 254007
Your 1630 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1520 your fix is 033°T, 3.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 242°T at 7.5 kn through the water. At 1630 a new fix puts you 354°T, 3.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1630 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1520 fix | 033°T, 3.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 242°T, 7.5 kn |
| 1630 fix | 354°T, 3.1 nm from Mill stack |
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