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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 733001
Your 1010 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0920 your fix is 294°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 186°T at 6.8 kn through the water. At 1010 a new fix puts you 015°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1010 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.
| 0920 fix | 294°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 186°T, 6.8 kn |
| 1010 fix | 015°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack |
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