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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 372001
Your 1410 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1315 your fix is 251°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 040°T at 5.0 kn through the water. At 1410 a new fix puts you 046°T, 3.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1410 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.
| 1315 fix | 251°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 040°T, 5.0 kn |
| 1410 fix | 046°T, 3.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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