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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 527006
Your 1110 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1015 your fix is 217°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 278°T at 5.3 kn through the water. At 1110 a new fix puts you 106°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1110 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1015 fix | 217°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 278°T, 5.3 kn |
| 1110 fix | 106°T, 1.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
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