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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 609003
Your 1240 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1200 your fix is 034°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack. You steer 071°T at 5.4 kn through the water. At 1240 a new fix puts you 193°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1240 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.
| 1200 fix | 034°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 071°T, 5.4 kn |
| 1240 fix | 193°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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