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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 206001
Your 1230 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1200 your fix is 272°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 295°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1230 a new fix puts you 024°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1230 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1200 fix | 272°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 295°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1230 fix | 024°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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