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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 8005
Your 1615 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1525 your fix is 009°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack. You steer 001°T at 6.4 kn through the water. At 1615 a new fix puts you 288°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1615 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.
| 1525 fix | 009°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 001°T, 6.4 kn |
| 1615 fix | 288°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
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