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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 111003
Your 1250 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1140 your fix is 028°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack. You steer 043°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 1250 a new fix puts you 068°T, 5.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1250 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1140 fix | 028°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 043°T, 5.6 kn |
| 1250 fix | 068°T, 5.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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