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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 777005
Your 0935 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 080°T, 0.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 019°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 0935 a new fix puts you 036°T, 4.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0935 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.
| 0900 fix | 080°T, 0.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 019°T, 6.2 kn |
| 0935 fix | 036°T, 4.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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