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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 628003
Your 0950 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 332°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 268°T at 5.0 kn through the water. At 0950 a new fix puts you 055°T, 2.9 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0950 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.
| 0900 fix | 332°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 268°T, 5.0 kn |
| 0950 fix | 055°T, 2.9 nm from Heron Point Light |
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