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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 309002
Your 1035 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1000 your fix is 337°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 279°T at 8.5 kn through the water. At 1035 a new fix puts you 352°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1035 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.
| 1000 fix | 337°T, 1.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 279°T, 8.5 kn |
| 1035 fix | 352°T, 3.0 nm from Mill stack |
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