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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 585002
Your 1215 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1055 your fix is 328°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 314°T at 6.8 kn through the water. At 1215 a new fix puts you 264°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1215 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1055 fix | 328°T, 1.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 314°T, 6.8 kn |
| 1215 fix | 264°T, 2.2 nm from Tern Island tower |
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