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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 280001
Your 1255 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1220 your fix is 013°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 269°T at 7.2 kn through the water. At 1255 a new fix puts you 016°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1255 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.
| 1220 fix | 013°T, 1.9 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 269°T, 7.2 kn |
| 1255 fix | 016°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
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