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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 236003
Your 0810 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0730 your fix is 118°T, 1.6 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 218°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 0810 a new fix puts you 344°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0810 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.
| 0730 fix | 118°T, 1.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 218°T, 6.2 kn |
| 0810 fix | 344°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
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