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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 319006
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0950 your fix is 062°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 016°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 061°T, 3.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1020 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.
| 0950 fix | 062°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 016°T, 5.5 kn |
| 1020 fix | 061°T, 3.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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