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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 867004
Your 1555 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1500 your fix is 287°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 227°T at 5.0 kn through the water. At 1555 a new fix puts you 004°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1555 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1500 fix | 287°T, 1.2 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 227°T, 5.0 kn |
| 1555 fix | 004°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack |
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