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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 52006
Your 1035 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0950 your fix is 319°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 021°T at 8.3 kn through the water. At 1035 a new fix puts you 342°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1035 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0950 fix | 319°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 021°T, 8.3 kn |
| 1035 fix | 342°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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