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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 306002
Your 1355 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1305 your fix is 267°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 248°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1355 a new fix puts you 320°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1355 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1305 fix | 267°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 248°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1355 fix | 320°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
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