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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 533007
Your 1305 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1220 your fix is 002°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 003°T at 7.5 kn through the water. At 1305 a new fix puts you 050°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1305 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.
| 1220 fix | 002°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 003°T, 7.5 kn |
| 1305 fix | 050°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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