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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 864008
Your 1415 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1340 your fix is 357°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack. You steer 069°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1415 a new fix puts you 325°T, 2.7 nm from Kittle water tank.
Plot the 1415 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.
| 1340 fix | 357°T, 2.9 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 069°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1415 fix | 325°T, 2.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
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