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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 586002
Your 1000 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0925 your fix is 078°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 334°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 1000 a new fix puts you 042°T, 2.4 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1000 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.
| 0925 fix | 078°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 334°T, 6.9 kn |
| 1000 fix | 042°T, 2.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
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