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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 409005
Your 0840 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0755 your fix is 078°T, 1.8 nm from Tern Island tower. You steer 140°T at 5.5 kn through the water. At 0840 a new fix puts you 019°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 0840 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.
| 0755 fix | 078°T, 1.8 nm from Tern Island tower |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 140°T, 5.5 kn |
| 0840 fix | 019°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
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