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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 914002
Your 1305 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1135 your fix is 048°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 251°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 1305 a new fix puts you 350°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1305 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 90 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1135 fix | 048°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 251°T, 4.1 kn |
| 1305 fix | 350°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
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