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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 420001
Your 0740 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0700 your fix is 317°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 099°T at 5.4 kn through the water. At 0740 a new fix puts you 082°T, 3.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0740 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.
| 0700 fix | 317°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 099°T, 5.4 kn |
| 0740 fix | 082°T, 3.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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