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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 141005
Your 1400 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1325 your fix is 359°T, 0.8 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 271°T at 7.8 kn through the water. At 1400 a new fix puts you 350°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1400 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 35 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1325 fix | 359°T, 0.8 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 271°T, 7.8 kn |
| 1400 fix | 350°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack |
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