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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 36001
Your 0835 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0750 your fix is 173°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 313°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 0835 a new fix puts you 238°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0835 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.
| 0750 fix | 173°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 313°T, 4.1 kn |
| 0835 fix | 238°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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