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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 228004
Your 1005 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0920 your fix is 037°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack. You steer 089°T at 5.8 kn through the water. At 1005 a new fix puts you 038°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1005 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0920 fix | 037°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 089°T, 5.8 kn |
| 1005 fix | 038°T, 1.8 nm from Kittle water tank |
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