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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 92007
Your 1425 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1345 your fix is 027°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack. You steer 024°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 1425 a new fix puts you 274°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1425 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1345 fix | 027°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 024°T, 4.1 kn |
| 1425 fix | 274°T, 0.9 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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