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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 47005
Your 0750 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0705 your fix is 355°T, 1.2 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 017°T at 6.7 kn through the water. At 0750 a new fix puts you 042°T, 4.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0750 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.
| 0705 fix | 355°T, 1.2 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 017°T, 6.7 kn |
| 0750 fix | 042°T, 4.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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