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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 26006
Your 1200 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1120 your fix is 013°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 276°T at 8.7 kn through the water. At 1200 a new fix puts you 010°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1200 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 40 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1120 fix | 013°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 276°T, 8.7 kn |
| 1200 fix | 010°T, 2.3 nm from Mill stack |
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