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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 323002
Your 1030 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0955 your fix is 053°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 014°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 1030 a new fix puts you 308°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1030 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0955 fix | 053°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 014°T, 6.1 kn |
| 1030 fix | 308°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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