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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 84003
Your 1320 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1235 your fix is 240°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 293°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1320 a new fix puts you 016°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light.
Plot the 1320 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.
| 1235 fix | 240°T, 1.4 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 293°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1320 fix | 016°T, 2.7 nm from Heron Point Light |
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