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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 27004
Your 1005 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0925 your fix is 222°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 285°T at 5.0 kn through the water. At 1005 a new fix puts you 343°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1005 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0925 fix | 222°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 285°T, 5.0 kn |
| 1005 fix | 343°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack |
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