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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 651003
Your 1555 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1525 your fix is 033°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 331°T at 5.6 kn through the water. At 1555 a new fix puts you 202°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1555 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1525 fix | 033°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 331°T, 5.6 kn |
| 1555 fix | 202°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
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