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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 459005
Your 1230 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1115 your fix is 355°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack. You steer 100°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 1230 a new fix puts you 094°T, 3.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1230 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1115 fix | 355°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 100°T, 4.1 kn |
| 1230 fix | 094°T, 3.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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