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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 599001
Your 0815 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0715 your fix is 306°T, 3.7 nm from Mill stack. You steer 066°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 0815 a new fix puts you 018°T, 0.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0815 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0715 fix | 306°T, 3.7 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 066°T, 6.6 kn |
| 0815 fix | 018°T, 0.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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