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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 625007
Your 0830 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0715 your fix is 296°T, 4.2 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 144°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 0830 a new fix puts you 010°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0830 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0715 fix | 296°T, 4.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 144°T, 5.5 kn |
| 0830 fix | 010°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
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