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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 68005
Your 0740 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0710 your fix is 048°T, 3.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 173°T at 6.7 kn through the water. At 0740 a new fix puts you 037°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 0740 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.
| 0710 fix | 048°T, 3.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 173°T, 6.7 kn |
| 0740 fix | 037°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
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