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You wish to make good a course of 053°T while turning for an engine speed of 16 knots. The set is 345°T, and the drift is 2.4 knots. What speed will you make good along the track line?

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You wish to make good a course of 053°T while turning for an engine speed of 16 knots. The set is 345°T, and the drift is 2.4 knots. What speed will you make good along the track line?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Vector triangle for current and ship's movement (course and speed made good) • Relationship between set and drift and the ship’s intended track • Using trigonometry (sine/cosine) to resolve the current into components parallel and perpendicular to the track

💭 Think About

• How does the current’s set (345°T) compare in direction to your intended track (053°T)? Is it generally helping you, opposing you, or mostly from the side? • If your engine speed is 16 knots through the water, what is the component of the current’s drift (2.4 knots) that acts along your track line? How would you add or subtract that from 16 knots? • After accounting for the along-track component of the current, would you expect your speed made good to be slightly less than, about the same as, or greater than 16 knots?

✅ Before You Answer

• Compute or estimate the angle between the set (345°T) and your track (053°T) before doing any trig. • Break the 2.4-knot current into along-track and cross-track components and focus only on the along-track part for this question. • Double-check whether the along-track component should be added to or subtracted from your 16-knot speed through the water.

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You wish to make good a course of 053°T while turning for an engine speed of 16 knots. The set is 345°T, and the drift is 2.4 knots. What speed will you make good along the track line?

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Question 1 / 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a73e

Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a73e

You wish to make good a course of 053°T while turning for an engine speed of 16 knots. The set is 345°T, and the drift is 2.4 knots. What speed will you make good along the track line?

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You wish to make good a course of 053°T while turning for an engine speed of 16 knots. The set is 345°T, and the drift is 2.4 knots. What speed will you make good along the track line?

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