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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 36005
Your 1420 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1345 your fix is 334°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 356°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 1420 a new fix puts you 280°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower.
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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1345 fix | 334°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 356°T, 6.9 kn |
| 1420 fix | 280°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
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