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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 488007
Your 0815 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0700 your fix is 034°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 327°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 0815 a new fix puts you 090°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0815 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 75 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0700 fix | 034°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 327°T, 4.5 kn |
| 0815 fix | 090°T, 2.1 nm from Tern Island tower |
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