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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 857001
Your 1325 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1235 your fix is 247°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 294°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1325 a new fix puts you 232°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1325 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1235 fix | 247°T, 1.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 294°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1325 fix | 232°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
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