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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 506006
Your 1540 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1505 your fix is 233°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 022°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1540 a new fix puts you 060°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1540 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.
| 1505 fix | 233°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 022°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1540 fix | 060°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
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