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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 879001
Your 1430 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1355 your fix is 357°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack. You steer 051°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 1430 a new fix puts you 273°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1430 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.
| 1355 fix | 357°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 051°T, 4.1 kn |
| 1430 fix | 273°T, 1.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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