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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 271005
Your 1005 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0930 your fix is 200°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 283°T at 7.6 kn through the water. At 1005 a new fix puts you 351°T, 3.4 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0930 fix | 200°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 283°T, 7.6 kn |
| 1005 fix | 351°T, 3.4 nm from Mill stack |
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