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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 181002
Your 0805 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0720 your fix is 307°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 177°T at 6.3 kn through the water. At 0805 a new fix puts you 337°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0805 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0720 fix | 307°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 177°T, 6.3 kn |
| 0805 fix | 337°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
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