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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 571001
Your 0935 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 024°T, 2.0 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 344°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 0935 a new fix puts you 042°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0935 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.
| 0900 fix | 024°T, 2.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 344°T, 6.9 kn |
| 0935 fix | 042°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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