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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 708007
Your 1640 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1520 your fix is 105°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 261°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 1640 a new fix puts you 325°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1640 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1520 fix | 105°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 261°T, 5.6 kn |
| 1640 fix | 325°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack |
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