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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 532001
Your 0830 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 119°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 230°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 0830 a new fix puts you 053°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0830 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.
| 0800 fix | 119°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 230°T, 6.6 kn |
| 0830 fix | 053°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
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