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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 883007
Your 0945 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0910 your fix is 032°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 242°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 0945 a new fix puts you 017°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 0945 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.
| 0910 fix | 032°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 242°T, 4.5 kn |
| 0945 fix | 017°T, 1.1 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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