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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 25003
Your 1315 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1235 your fix is 014°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack. You steer 325°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1315 a new fix puts you 266°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1315 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.
| 1235 fix | 014°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 325°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1315 fix | 266°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
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