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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 717005
Your 1645 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1600 your fix is 017°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 258°T at 7.6 kn through the water. At 1645 a new fix puts you 341°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1645 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.
| 1600 fix | 017°T, 1.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 258°T, 7.6 kn |
| 1645 fix | 341°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack |
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