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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 620005
Your 0820 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0735 your fix is 314°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 184°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 0820 a new fix puts you 339°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0820 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.
| 0735 fix | 314°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 184°T, 7.3 kn |
| 0820 fix | 339°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack |
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