Dividers:
Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 506001
Your 1200 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1125 your fix is 335°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 270°T at 7.1 kn through the water. At 1200 a new fix puts you 047°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1200 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.
| 1125 fix | 335°T, 1.4 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 270°T, 7.1 kn |
| 1200 fix | 047°T, 1.8 nm from Mill stack |
Plot Pass skill. Plot Pass $1.95/month or $19.50/year · Free during preview: all eight skills, worksheets with answer keys, a 5,000-attempt Plot Log and CSV.