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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 292007
Your 1450 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1410 your fix is 321°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 106°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1450 a new fix puts you 040°T, 2.6 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1450 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.
| 1410 fix | 321°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 106°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1450 fix | 040°T, 2.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
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