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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 681002
Your 1255 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1145 your fix is 315°T, 1.2 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 358°T at 4.4 kn through the water. At 1255 a new fix puts you 090°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1255 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1145 fix | 315°T, 1.2 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 358°T, 4.4 kn |
| 1255 fix | 090°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
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