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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 90008
Your 1300 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1230 your fix is 033°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack. You steer 261°T at 4.2 kn through the water. At 1300 a new fix puts you 354°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1300 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.
| 1230 fix | 033°T, 2.1 nm from Mill stack |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 261°T, 4.2 kn |
| 1300 fix | 354°T, 1.3 nm from Mill stack |
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