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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 59007
Your 1220 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1140 your fix is 270°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 066°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 1220 a new fix puts you 064°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1220 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1140 fix | 270°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 066°T, 8.3 kn |
| 1220 fix | 064°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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