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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 269007
Your 1315 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1245 your fix is 009°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 046°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1315 a new fix puts you 067°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1315 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1245 fix | 009°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 046°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1315 fix | 067°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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