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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 546004
Your 1405 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1315 your fix is 051°T, 3.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 304°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 1405 a new fix puts you 022°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1405 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1315 fix | 051°T, 3.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 304°T, 6.2 kn |
| 1405 fix | 022°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
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