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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 202005
Your 1410 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1330 your fix is 274°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 170°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 1410 a new fix puts you 351°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack.
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 | 274°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 170°T, 5.5 kn |
| 1410 fix | 351°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack |
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