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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 775001
Your 0740 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0700 your fix is 100°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 325°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 0740 a new fix puts you 004°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0740 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0700 fix | 100°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 325°T, 4.4 kn |
| 0740 fix | 004°T, 2.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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