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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 122004
Your 1015 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0915 your fix is 071°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 202°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 1015 a new fix puts you 359°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1015 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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0915 fix | 071°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 202°T, 5.7 kn |
| 1015 fix | 359°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack |
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