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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 9002
Your 1435 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1345 your fix is 328°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 013°T at 6.7 kn through the water. At 1435 a new fix puts you 048°T, 3.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1435 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1345 fix | 328°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 013°T, 6.7 kn |
| 1435 fix | 048°T, 3.0 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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