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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 37001
Your 1005 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0935 your fix is 041°T, 3.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 335°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 1005 a new fix puts you 050°T, 3.9 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1005 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0935 fix | 041°T, 3.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 335°T, 5.9 kn |
| 1005 fix | 050°T, 3.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
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