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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 666005
Your 1205 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1100 your fix is 323°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack. You steer 017°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1205 a new fix puts you 264°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1205 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1100 fix | 323°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 017°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1205 fix | 264°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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