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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 693003
Your 1235 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1145 your fix is 157°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 274°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 1235 a new fix puts you 012°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1235 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1145 fix | 157°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 274°T, 6.2 kn |
| 1235 fix | 012°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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