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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 364001
Your 1315 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1220 your fix is 132°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 278°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 1315 a new fix puts you 352°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1315 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.
| 1220 fix | 132°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 278°T, 5.6 kn |
| 1315 fix | 352°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
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