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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 917003
Your 1210 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1110 your fix is 031°T, 3.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 226°T at 8.7 kn through the water. At 1210 a new fix puts you 355°T, 3.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1210 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.
| 1110 fix | 031°T, 3.8 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 226°T, 8.7 kn |
| 1210 fix | 355°T, 3.4 nm from Mill stack |
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