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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 86007
Your 1545 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1510 your fix is 099°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 328°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 1545 a new fix puts you 092°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1545 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1510 fix | 099°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 328°T, 6.9 kn |
| 1545 fix | 092°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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