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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 61006
Your 1320 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1235 your fix is 342°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack. You steer 066°T at 8.0 kn through the water. At 1320 a new fix puts you 030°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1320 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1235 fix | 342°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 066°T, 8.0 kn |
| 1320 fix | 030°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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