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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 523007
Your 1040 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1010 your fix is 011°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 012°T at 6.8 kn through the water. At 1040 a new fix puts you 055°T, 3.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1040 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1010 fix | 011°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 012°T, 6.8 kn |
| 1040 fix | 055°T, 3.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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