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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 30007
Your 1420 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1350 your fix is 214°T, 1.4 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 221°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1420 a new fix puts you 348°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1420 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1350 fix | 214°T, 1.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 221°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1420 fix | 348°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
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