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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 17004
Your 1345 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1300 your fix is 308°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 022°T at 8.9 kn through the water. At 1345 a new fix puts you 061°T, 4.2 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1345 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.
| 1300 fix | 308°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 022°T, 8.9 kn |
| 1345 fix | 061°T, 4.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
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