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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 311007
Your 1055 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1010 your fix is 249°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 112°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1055 a new fix puts you 284°T, 2.2 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1055 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1010 fix | 249°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 112°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1055 fix | 284°T, 2.2 nm from Kittle water tank |
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