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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 793004
Your 1145 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1045 your fix is 020°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 010°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1145 a new fix puts you 063°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1145 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1045 fix | 020°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 010°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1145 fix | 063°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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