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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 631008
Your 0810 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0715 your fix is 280°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 271°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 0810 a new fix puts you 032°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0810 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0715 fix | 280°T, 2.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 271°T, 5.9 kn |
| 0810 fix | 032°T, 2.0 nm from Heron Point Light |
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