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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 393008
Your 1405 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1310 your fix is 351°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 096°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1405 a new fix puts you 336°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1405 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 55 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1310 fix | 351°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 096°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1405 fix | 336°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
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