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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 776005
Your 1350 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1310 your fix is 198°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 276°T at 5.3 kn through the water. At 1350 a new fix puts you 011°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1350 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1310 fix | 198°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 276°T, 5.3 kn |
| 1350 fix | 011°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
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