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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 67006
Your 1445 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1415 your fix is 006°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 222°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1445 a new fix puts you 233°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1445 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.
| 1415 fix | 006°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 222°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1445 fix | 233°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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