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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 688001
Your 1120 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0950 your fix is 040°T, 4.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 233°T at 5.8 kn through the water. At 1120 a new fix puts you 314°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1120 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 90 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0950 fix | 040°T, 4.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 233°T, 5.8 kn |
| 1120 fix | 314°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack |
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