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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 361008
Your 1050 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1005 your fix is 257°T, 2.8 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 102°T at 7.4 kn through the water. At 1050 a new fix puts you 155°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1050 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1005 fix | 257°T, 2.8 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 102°T, 7.4 kn |
| 1050 fix | 155°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
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