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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 422003
Your 0820 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0750 your fix is 323°T, 3.1 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 116°T at 7.3 kn through the water. At 0820 a new fix puts you 034°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 0820 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0750 fix | 323°T, 3.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 116°T, 7.3 kn |
| 0820 fix | 034°T, 1.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
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