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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 478008
Your 1225 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1145 your fix is 016°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 274°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 1225 a new fix puts you 217°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1225 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1145 fix | 016°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 274°T, 6.1 kn |
| 1225 fix | 217°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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