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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 368006
Your 1235 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1125 your fix is 296°T, 3.9 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 135°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1235 a new fix puts you 035°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1235 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1125 fix | 296°T, 3.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 135°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1235 fix | 035°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
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