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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 709001
Your 1050 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1020 your fix is 258°T, 1.7 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 188°T at 8.9 kn through the water. At 1050 a new fix puts you 013°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1050 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.
| 1020 fix | 258°T, 1.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 188°T, 8.9 kn |
| 1050 fix | 013°T, 1.6 nm from Mill stack |
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