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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 316006
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0930 your fix is 319°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 196°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 014°T, 1.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1020 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.
| 0930 fix | 319°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 196°T, 8.3 kn |
| 1020 fix | 014°T, 1.2 nm from Mill stack |
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