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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 36006
Your 1040 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0945 your fix is 043°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 101°T at 6.5 kn through the water. At 1040 a new fix puts you 019°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1040 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0945 fix | 043°T, 3.2 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 101°T, 6.5 kn |
| 1040 fix | 019°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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