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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 134003
Your 1505 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1435 your fix is 023°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 336°T at 8.2 kn through the water. At 1505 a new fix puts you 088°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1505 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1435 fix | 023°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 336°T, 8.2 kn |
| 1505 fix | 088°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
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