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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 98001
Your 1150 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1020 your fix is 000°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 064°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1150 a new fix puts you 047°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1150 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.
| 1020 fix | 000°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 064°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1150 fix | 047°T, 2.5 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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