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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 618002
Your 1650 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1600 your fix is 031°T, 3.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 185°T at 6.3 kn through the water. At 1650 a new fix puts you 356°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1650 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1600 fix | 031°T, 3.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 185°T, 6.3 kn |
| 1650 fix | 356°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank |
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