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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 133003
Your 1200 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1125 your fix is 224°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 197°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1200 a new fix puts you 339°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1200 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.
| 1125 fix | 224°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 197°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1200 fix | 339°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
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