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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 209007
Your 1150 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1035 your fix is 059°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 281°T at 6.6 kn through the water. At 1150 a new fix puts you 263°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1150 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1035 fix | 059°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 281°T, 6.6 kn |
| 1150 fix | 263°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
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