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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 694007
Your 1015 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0905 your fix is 043°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack. You steer 072°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 1015 a new fix puts you 077°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1015 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0905 fix | 043°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 072°T, 4.8 kn |
| 1015 fix | 077°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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