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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 932007
Your 1450 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1350 your fix is 003°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack. You steer 350°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 1450 a new fix puts you 278°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower.
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 60 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1350 fix | 003°T, 2.2 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 350°T, 6.2 kn |
| 1450 fix | 278°T, 2.7 nm from Tern Island tower |
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