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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 99006
Your 1240 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1205 your fix is 034°T, 2.5 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 006°T at 5.4 kn through the water. At 1240 a new fix puts you 056°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon.
Plot the 1240 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.
| 1205 fix | 034°T, 2.5 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 006°T, 5.4 kn |
| 1240 fix | 056°T, 2.7 nm from Gannet Rock daybeacon |
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