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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 267004
Your 1435 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1345 your fix is 243°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 214°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1435 a new fix puts you 326°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1435 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1345 fix | 243°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 214°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1435 fix | 326°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
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