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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 676007
Your 0840 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 060°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 154°T at 7.9 kn through the water. At 0840 a new fix puts you 096°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0840 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0800 fix | 060°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 154°T, 7.9 kn |
| 0840 fix | 096°T, 2.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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