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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 230007
Your 1045 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1005 your fix is 241°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 148°T at 5.1 kn through the water. At 1045 a new fix puts you 038°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1045 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.
| 1005 fix | 241°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 148°T, 5.1 kn |
| 1045 fix | 038°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
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