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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 350007
Your 1540 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1440 your fix is 034°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 261°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 1540 a new fix puts you 067°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1540 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1440 fix | 034°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 261°T, 6.9 kn |
| 1540 fix | 067°T, 2.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
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