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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 490003
Your 1045 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1010 your fix is 347°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack. You steer 334°T at 6.3 kn through the water. At 1045 a new fix puts you 286°T, 3.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1045 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1010 fix | 347°T, 2.6 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 334°T, 6.3 kn |
| 1045 fix | 286°T, 3.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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