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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 491006
Your 0855 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0820 your fix is 276°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 221°T at 5.8 kn through the water. At 0855 a new fix puts you 343°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0855 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.
| 0820 fix | 276°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 221°T, 5.8 kn |
| 0855 fix | 343°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
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