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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 491002
Your 1120 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1045 your fix is 011°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 101°T at 6.5 kn through the water. At 1120 a new fix puts you 194°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1120 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1045 fix | 011°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 101°T, 6.5 kn |
| 1120 fix | 194°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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