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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 251005
Your 1310 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1200 your fix is 006°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 010°T at 4.7 kn through the water. At 1310 a new fix puts you 071°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1310 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1200 fix | 006°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 010°T, 4.7 kn |
| 1310 fix | 071°T, 3.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
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