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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 265002
Your 1010 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0855 your fix is 038°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 072°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1010 a new fix puts you 042°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1010 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.
| 0855 fix | 038°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 072°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1010 fix | 042°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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