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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 543006
Your 0945 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0910 your fix is 201°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 260°T at 8.9 kn through the water. At 0945 a new fix puts you 307°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0945 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.
| 0910 fix | 201°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 260°T, 8.9 kn |
| 0945 fix | 307°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
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