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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 401007
Your 1135 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1100 your fix is 040°T, 2.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 009°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1135 a new fix puts you 069°T, 5.2 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1135 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1100 fix | 040°T, 2.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 009°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1135 fix | 069°T, 5.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
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