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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 427001
Your 1320 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1200 your fix is 019°T, 2.2 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 272°T at 4.6 kn through the water. At 1320 a new fix puts you 336°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1320 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 80 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1200 fix | 019°T, 2.2 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 272°T, 4.6 kn |
| 1320 fix | 336°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
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