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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 413001
Your 1000 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0910 your fix is 007°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 352°T at 6.4 kn through the water. At 1000 a new fix puts you 064°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1000 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 50 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0910 fix | 007°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 352°T, 6.4 kn |
| 1000 fix | 064°T, 1.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
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