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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 502008
Your 0840 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 242°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 032°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 0840 a new fix puts you 070°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0840 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.
| 0800 fix | 242°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 032°T, 7.3 kn |
| 0840 fix | 070°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
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