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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 659007
Your 1610 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1540 your fix is 026°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack. You steer 056°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1610 a new fix puts you 234°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1610 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.
| 1540 fix | 026°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 056°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1610 fix | 234°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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