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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 46001
Your 1615 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1530 your fix is 220°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 253°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1615 a new fix puts you 041°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1615 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.
| 1530 fix | 220°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 253°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1615 fix | 041°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack |
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