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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 338006
Your 1235 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1205 your fix is 021°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack. You steer 081°T at 7.6 kn through the water. At 1235 a new fix puts you 139°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1235 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.
| 1205 fix | 021°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 081°T, 7.6 kn |
| 1235 fix | 139°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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