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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 7004
Your 1250 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1205 your fix is 012°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack. You steer 094°T at 8.5 kn through the water. At 1250 a new fix puts you 044°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1250 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.
| 1205 fix | 012°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 094°T, 8.5 kn |
| 1250 fix | 044°T, 2.3 nm from Kittle water tank |
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