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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 784003
Your 1200 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1045 your fix is 020°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack. You steer 065°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 1200 a new fix puts you 163°T, 0.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1200 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1045 fix | 020°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 065°T, 4.1 kn |
| 1200 fix | 163°T, 0.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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