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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 902003
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0920 your fix is 037°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack. You steer 062°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 019°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1020 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0920 fix | 037°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 062°T, 4.8 kn |
| 1020 fix | 019°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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