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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 425002
Your 1140 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1110 your fix is 124°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 265°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 1140 a new fix puts you 039°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1140 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1110 fix | 124°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 265°T, 8.3 kn |
| 1140 fix | 039°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
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