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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 723008
Your 1140 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1105 your fix is 349°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack. You steer 076°T at 8.8 kn through the water. At 1140 a new fix puts you 339°T, 2.6 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1140 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.
| 1105 fix | 349°T, 1.7 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 076°T, 8.8 kn |
| 1140 fix | 339°T, 2.6 nm from Kittle water tank |
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