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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 518007
Your 1535 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1450 your fix is 010°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 239°T at 7.0 kn through the water. At 1535 a new fix puts you 033°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1535 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1450 fix | 010°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 239°T, 7.0 kn |
| 1535 fix | 033°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack |
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