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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 541007
Your 1035 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1000 your fix is 109°T, 1.6 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 210°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1035 a new fix puts you 211°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1035 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.
| 1000 fix | 109°T, 1.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 210°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1035 fix | 211°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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