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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 744004
Your 1210 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1120 your fix is 022°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 353°T at 7.4 kn through the water. At 1210 a new fix puts you 293°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1210 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.
| 1120 fix | 022°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 353°T, 7.4 kn |
| 1210 fix | 293°T, 3.6 nm from Tern Island tower |
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