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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 894002
Your 1135 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1100 your fix is 011°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 275°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 1135 a new fix puts you 187°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1135 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.
| 1100 fix | 011°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 275°T, 4.1 kn |
| 1135 fix | 187°T, 1.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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