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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 657005
Your 1030 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0935 your fix is 327°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 061°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 1030 a new fix puts you 234°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1030 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.
| 0935 fix | 327°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 061°T, 4.3 kn |
| 1030 fix | 234°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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