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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 725002
Your 1255 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1225 your fix is 321°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack. You steer 049°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 1255 a new fix puts you 214°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1255 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.
| 1225 fix | 321°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 049°T, 6.9 kn |
| 1255 fix | 214°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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