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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 328007
Your 1220 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1140 your fix is 358°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 308°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 1220 a new fix puts you 269°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1220 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1140 fix | 358°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 308°T, 5.2 kn |
| 1220 fix | 269°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
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