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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 866001
Your 0825 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0750 your fix is 008°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 108°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 0825 a new fix puts you 068°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0825 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.
| 0750 fix | 008°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 108°T, 4.5 kn |
| 0825 fix | 068°T, 1.6 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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