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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 294005
Your 1040 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0920 your fix is 151°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 274°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 1040 a new fix puts you 052°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1040 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0920 fix | 151°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 274°T, 4.3 kn |
| 1040 fix | 052°T, 3.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
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