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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 75003
Your 1425 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1355 your fix is 301°T, 2.0 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 311°T at 5.4 kn through the water. At 1425 a new fix puts you 021°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1425 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 30 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1355 fix | 301°T, 2.0 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 311°T, 5.4 kn |
| 1425 fix | 021°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
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