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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 635005
Your 1240 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1150 your fix is 002°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack. You steer 060°T at 6.7 kn through the water. At 1240 a new fix puts you 033°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1240 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.
| 1150 fix | 002°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 060°T, 6.7 kn |
| 1240 fix | 033°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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