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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 787003
Your 0955 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0920 your fix is 058°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 223°T at 8.9 kn through the water. At 0955 a new fix puts you 059°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0955 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.
| 0920 fix | 058°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 223°T, 8.9 kn |
| 0955 fix | 059°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
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