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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 355006
Your 1010 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0935 your fix is 313°T, 2.0 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 263°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 1010 a new fix puts you 040°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire.
Plot the 1010 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0935 fix | 313°T, 2.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 263°T, 6.6 kn |
| 1010 fix | 040°T, 2.6 nm from Westfield church spire |
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