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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 778003
Your 1625 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1555 your fix is 000°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack. You steer 110°T at 5.9 kn through the water. At 1625 a new fix puts you 058°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1625 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.
| 1555 fix | 000°T, 2.5 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 110°T, 5.9 kn |
| 1625 fix | 058°T, 2.0 nm from Mill stack |
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