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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 388006
Your 1150 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1105 your fix is 110°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 332°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 1150 a new fix puts you 018°T, 2.6 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1150 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1105 fix | 110°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 332°T, 8.3 kn |
| 1150 fix | 018°T, 2.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
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