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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 628001
Your 1055 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1025 your fix is 050°T, 2.4 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 152°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 1055 a new fix puts you 064°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1055 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1025 fix | 050°T, 2.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 152°T, 6.9 kn |
| 1055 fix | 064°T, 2.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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