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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 189001
Your 0945 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0900 your fix is 252°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 120°T at 8.0 kn through the water. At 0945 a new fix puts you 027°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 0945 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.
| 0900 fix | 252°T, 3.0 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 120°T, 8.0 kn |
| 0945 fix | 027°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
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