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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 373001
Your 1255 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1215 your fix is 222°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 087°T at 6.0 kn through the water. At 1255 a new fix puts you 047°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1255 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1215 fix | 222°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 087°T, 6.0 kn |
| 1255 fix | 047°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
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