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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 265006
Your 1015 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0940 your fix is 011°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 017°T at 8.7 kn through the water. At 1015 a new fix puts you 041°T, 4.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1015 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.
| 0940 fix | 011°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 017°T, 8.7 kn |
| 1015 fix | 041°T, 4.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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