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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 268003
Your 1440 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1345 your fix is 260°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 288°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1440 a new fix puts you 010°T, 1.0 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1440 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1345 fix | 260°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 288°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1440 fix | 010°T, 1.0 nm from Westfield church spire |
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