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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 17005
Your 1210 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1120 your fix is 322°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 310°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 1210 a new fix puts you 269°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1210 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1120 fix | 322°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 310°T, 7.3 kn |
| 1210 fix | 269°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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