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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 488008
Your 1125 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1025 your fix is 309°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 025°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1125 a new fix puts you 056°T, 3.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1125 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1025 fix | 309°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 025°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1125 fix | 056°T, 3.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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