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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 440002
Your 1425 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1310 your fix is 287°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 150°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 1425 a new fix puts you 040°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1425 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1310 fix | 287°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 150°T, 5.5 kn |
| 1425 fix | 040°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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