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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 300008
Your 1720 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1600 your fix is 356°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack. You steer 053°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1720 a new fix puts you 068°T, 3.9 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1720 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1600 fix | 356°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 053°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1720 fix | 068°T, 3.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
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