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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 9004
Your 1445 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1410 your fix is 328°T, 2.7 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 260°T at 5.7 kn through the water. At 1445 a new fix puts you 026°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1445 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.
| 1410 fix | 328°T, 2.7 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 260°T, 5.7 kn |
| 1445 fix | 026°T, 2.7 nm from Mill stack |
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