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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 44008
Your 0930 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 0820 your fix is 344°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack. You steer 085°T at 4.5 kn through the water. At 0930 a new fix puts you 290°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 0930 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 0820 fix | 344°T, 2.8 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 085°T, 4.5 kn |
| 0930 fix | 290°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
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