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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 82006
Your 1105 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1020 your fix is 346°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack. You steer 083°T at 6.9 kn through the water. At 1105 a new fix puts you 006°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1105 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.
| 1020 fix | 346°T, 2.4 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 083°T, 6.9 kn |
| 1105 fix | 006°T, 1.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
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