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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 770003
Your 1440 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1405 your fix is 112°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 019°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 1440 a new fix puts you 046°T, 4.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1440 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1405 fix | 112°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 019°T, 5.6 kn |
| 1440 fix | 046°T, 4.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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