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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 664007
Your 0940 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0845 your fix is 258°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 263°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 0940 a new fix puts you 013°T, 0.8 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 0940 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.
| 0845 fix | 258°T, 1.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 263°T, 4.6 kn |
| 0940 fix | 013°T, 0.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
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