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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 100006
Your 1615 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1520 your fix is 054°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 330°T at 6.5 kn through the water. At 1615 a new fix puts you 018°T, 2.4 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1520 fix | 054°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 330°T, 6.5 kn |
| 1615 fix | 018°T, 2.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
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