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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 389003
Your 0810 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0730 your fix is 006°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 227°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 0810 a new fix puts you 018°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0810 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.
| 0730 fix | 006°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 227°T, 6.9 kn |
| 0810 fix | 018°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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