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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 723003
Your 0855 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0800 your fix is 256°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 178°T at 4.1 kn through the water. At 0855 a new fix puts you 342°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 0855 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0800 fix | 256°T, 3.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 178°T, 4.1 kn |
| 0855 fix | 342°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
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