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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 16005
Your 1010 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0925 your fix is 034°T, 2.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 307°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 1010 a new fix puts you 168°T, 1.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1010 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0925 fix | 034°T, 2.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 307°T, 5.9 kn |
| 1010 fix | 168°T, 1.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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