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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 305008
Your 0755 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0725 your fix is 034°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 284°T at 7.1 kn through the water. At 0755 a new fix puts you 257°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0755 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0725 fix | 034°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 284°T, 7.1 kn |
| 0755 fix | 257°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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