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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 525005
Your 0840 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 146°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 241°T at 5.2 kn through the water. At 0840 a new fix puts you 019°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0840 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0800 fix | 146°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 241°T, 5.2 kn |
| 0840 fix | 019°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
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