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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 322006
Your 1425 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1340 your fix is 242°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 307°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 1425 a new fix puts you 243°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1425 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.
| 1340 fix | 242°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 307°T, 6.6 kn |
| 1425 fix | 243°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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