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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 308007
Your 1150 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1100 your fix is 333°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack. You steer 335°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 1150 a new fix puts you 240°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1150 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.
| 1100 fix | 333°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 335°T, 4.5 kn |
| 1150 fix | 240°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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