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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 407008
Your 1710 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1600 your fix is 031°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 292°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 1710 a new fix puts you 212°T, 2.4 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1710 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.
| 1600 fix | 031°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 292°T, 5.7 kn |
| 1710 fix | 212°T, 2.4 nm from Tern Island tower |
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