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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 436008
Your 1445 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1400 your fix is 173°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 288°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 1445 a new fix puts you 250°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1445 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1400 fix | 173°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 288°T, 4.5 kn |
| 1445 fix | 250°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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