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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 384008
Your 1015 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0925 your fix is 353°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 240°T at 5.4 kn through the water. At 1015 a new fix puts you 004°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1015 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0925 fix | 353°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 240°T, 5.4 kn |
| 1015 fix | 004°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
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