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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 13006
Your 1150 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1115 your fix is 012°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack. You steer 336°T at 6.0 kn through the water. At 1150 a new fix puts you 263°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1150 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.
| 1115 fix | 012°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 336°T, 6.0 kn |
| 1150 fix | 263°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
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