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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 219002
Your 1615 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1535 your fix is 209°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 181°T at 4.3 kn through the water. At 1615 a new fix puts you 011°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1615 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.
| 1535 fix | 209°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 181°T, 4.3 kn |
| 1615 fix | 011°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack |
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