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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 612001
Your 0930 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0850 your fix is 355°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 341°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 0930 a new fix puts you 314°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0930 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.
| 0850 fix | 355°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 341°T, 7.3 kn |
| 0930 fix | 314°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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