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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 99007
Your 1020 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0940 your fix is 015°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack. You steer 043°T at 8.4 kn through the water. At 1020 a new fix puts you 076°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1020 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.
| 0940 fix | 015°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 043°T, 8.4 kn |
| 1020 fix | 076°T, 2.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
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