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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 873004
Your 1440 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1345 your fix is 033°T, 2.4 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 336°T at 6.0 kn through the water. At 1440 a new fix puts you 047°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 1440 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1345 fix | 033°T, 2.4 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 336°T, 6.0 kn |
| 1440 fix | 047°T, 3.3 nm from Tern Island tower |
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