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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 494001
Your 0935 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0835 your fix is 352°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 238°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 0935 a new fix puts you 234°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0935 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.
| 0835 fix | 352°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 238°T, 4.5 kn |
| 0935 fix | 234°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
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