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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 396006
Your 1405 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1255 your fix is 031°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 040°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1405 a new fix puts you 074°T, 4.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1405 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.
| 1255 fix | 031°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 040°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1405 fix | 074°T, 4.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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