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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 246008
Your 1410 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1335 your fix is 323°T, 2.8 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 096°T at 4.0 kn through the water. At 1410 a new fix puts you 026°T, 2.2 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1410 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.
| 1335 fix | 323°T, 2.8 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 096°T, 4.0 kn |
| 1410 fix | 026°T, 2.2 nm from Kittle water tank |
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