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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 259004
Your 1350 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1315 your fix is 335°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 047°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 1350 a new fix puts you 295°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1350 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1315 fix | 335°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 047°T, 6.2 kn |
| 1350 fix | 295°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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