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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 881003
Your 0840 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0735 your fix is 038°T, 2.4 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 278°T at 6.2 kn through the water. At 0840 a new fix puts you 199°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower.
Plot the 0840 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 65 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0735 fix | 038°T, 2.4 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 278°T, 6.2 kn |
| 0840 fix | 199°T, 2.5 nm from Tern Island tower |
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