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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 678002
Your 1210 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1125 your fix is 024°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 268°T at 9.0 kn through the water. At 1210 a new fix puts you 343°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1210 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 45 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1125 fix | 024°T, 2.1 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 268°T, 9.0 kn |
| 1210 fix | 343°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
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