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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 314002
Your 1050 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1020 your fix is 170°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 252°T at 6.8 kn through the water. At 1050 a new fix puts you 345°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1050 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.
| 1020 fix | 170°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 252°T, 6.8 kn |
| 1050 fix | 345°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
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