At 0000 you fix your position and plot a new...

At 0000 you fix your position and plot a new...

Question 1 of 2921866636ee928f7522a1c51907c

At 0000 you fix your position and plot a new DR track line. At 0200 you again fix your position and it is 0.5 mile west of your DR. Which statement is TRUE?

Question 1 of 29218

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At 0000 you fix your position and plot a new DR track line. At 0200 you again fix your position and it is 0.5 mile west of your DR. Which statement is TRUE?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Determine the direction of set by comparing where you actually are to where the DR track said you would be • Calculate drift as distance off track divided by time in hours • Understand that set is expressed as the direction toward which the current is pushing you, not from which it comes

💭 Think About

• From a DR point to an actual fix that lies 0.5 mile to the west, in what compass direction has the current pushed you? • Over 2 hours, if the current has pushed you 0.5 mile sideways from your DR, what is the speed in knots of that sideways motion? • Which of the answer choices correctly combines that direction with that speed (distance ÷ time)?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm that set is always the direction toward which you are moved (think: arrow pointing from DR to fix) • Compute drift using the formula: distance (nm) ÷ time (hours) and be sure to use 2 hours • Check that the chosen answer’s set direction matches the fact that the fix is west of the DR, not east