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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 933007
Your 1200 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1125 your fix is 319°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon. You steer 222°T at 7.2 kn through the water. At 1200 a new fix puts you 011°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1200 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1125 fix | 319°T, 1.3 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 222°T, 7.2 kn |
| 1200 fix | 011°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
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