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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 782003
Your 1450 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1420 your fix is 216°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 227°T at 6.3 kn through the water. At 1450 a new fix puts you 313°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1450 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.
| 1420 fix | 216°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 227°T, 6.3 kn |
| 1450 fix | 313°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
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