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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 45001
Your 1130 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1055 your fix is 000°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 204°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 1130 a new fix puts you 046°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1130 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1055 fix | 000°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 204°T, 8.3 kn |
| 1130 fix | 046°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
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