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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 870003
Your 1055 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1025 your fix is 063°T, 2.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 358°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 1055 a new fix puts you 072°T, 3.8 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1055 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1025 fix | 063°T, 2.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 358°T, 6.6 kn |
| 1055 fix | 072°T, 3.8 nm from Tern Island tower |
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