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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 598008
Your 1100 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1025 your fix is 037°T, 2.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 198°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 1100 a new fix puts you 101°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1100 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.
| 1025 fix | 037°T, 2.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 198°T, 4.5 kn |
| 1100 fix | 101°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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