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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 438006
Your 0920 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0850 your fix is 015°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack. You steer 336°T at 6.1 kn through the water. At 0920 a new fix puts you 229°T, 1.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0920 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.
| 0850 fix | 015°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 336°T, 6.1 kn |
| 0920 fix | 229°T, 1.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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