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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 444005
Your 0845 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0720 your fix is 057°T, 4.6 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 213°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 0845 a new fix puts you 323°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0845 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0720 fix | 057°T, 4.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 213°T, 5.6 kn |
| 0845 fix | 323°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack |
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