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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 273003
Your 0820 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0740 your fix is 357°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 283°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 0820 a new fix puts you 233°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0820 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.
| 0740 fix | 357°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 283°T, 6.1 kn |
| 0820 fix | 233°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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