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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 438001
Your 1405 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1305 your fix is 153°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 295°T at 6.7 kn through the water. At 1405 a new fix puts you 052°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1405 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1305 fix | 153°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 295°T, 6.7 kn |
| 1405 fix | 052°T, 2.6 nm from Heron Point Light |
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