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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 819002
Your 0910 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0810 your fix is 078°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 357°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 0910 a new fix puts you 065°T, 5.4 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0910 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.
| 0810 fix | 078°T, 2.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 357°T, 4.1 kn |
| 0910 fix | 065°T, 5.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
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