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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 36008
Your 1355 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1320 your fix is 198°T, 2.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 284°T at 7.5 kn through the water. At 1355 a new fix puts you 334°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1355 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.
| 1320 fix | 198°T, 2.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 284°T, 7.5 kn |
| 1355 fix | 334°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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