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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 427007
Your 1440 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1410 your fix is 349°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 003°T at 7.6 kn through the water. At 1440 a new fix puts you 283°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1440 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1410 fix | 349°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 003°T, 7.6 kn |
| 1440 fix | 283°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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