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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 700007
Your 1500 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1410 your fix is 017°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 344°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1500 a new fix puts you 281°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1500 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1410 fix | 017°T, 1.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 344°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1500 fix | 281°T, 3.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
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