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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 798006
Your 1035 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0950 your fix is 351°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 071°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1035 a new fix puts you 265°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1035 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0950 fix | 351°T, 1.8 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 071°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1035 fix | 265°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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