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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 613004
Your 1030 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0930 your fix is 015°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack. You steer 082°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 1030 a new fix puts you 233°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1030 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.
| 0930 fix | 015°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 082°T, 4.5 kn |
| 1030 fix | 233°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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