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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 162006
Your 1410 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1330 your fix is 030°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack. You steer 339°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 1410 a new fix puts you 294°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1410 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1330 fix | 030°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 339°T, 5.9 kn |
| 1410 fix | 294°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
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