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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 862004
Your 1545 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1505 your fix is 238°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 150°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1545 a new fix puts you 331°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1545 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.
| 1505 fix | 238°T, 3.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 150°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1545 fix | 331°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
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