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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 576005
Your 1435 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1400 your fix is 007°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 059°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1435 a new fix puts you 259°T, 2.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1435 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.
| 1400 fix | 007°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 059°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1435 fix | 259°T, 2.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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