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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 684007
Your 0950 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0830 your fix is 019°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack. You steer 047°T at 4.8 kn through the water. At 0950 a new fix puts you 063°T, 5.6 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0950 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0830 fix | 019°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 047°T, 4.8 kn |
| 0950 fix | 063°T, 5.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
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