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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 272001
Your 1320 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1155 your fix is 006°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 307°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1320 a new fix puts you 023°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1320 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 85 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1155 fix | 006°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 307°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1320 fix | 023°T, 1.9 nm from Tern Island tower |
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