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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 62006
Your 1640 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1600 your fix is 022°T, 2.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 175°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 1640 a new fix puts you 032°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1640 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.
| 1600 fix | 022°T, 2.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 175°T, 5.7 kn |
| 1640 fix | 032°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
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