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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 413004
Your 1325 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1245 your fix is 351°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 122°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1325 a new fix puts you 043°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1325 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.
| 1245 fix | 351°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 122°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1325 fix | 043°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
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