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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 814003
Your 1155 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1125 your fix is 358°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 199°T at 7.5 kn through the water. At 1155 a new fix puts you 208°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1155 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1125 fix | 358°T, 1.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 199°T, 7.5 kn |
| 1155 fix | 208°T, 2.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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