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Skill 5 · Set and driftProblem 97002
Your 1550 fix is not where the DR said: find the set and drift.
At 1440 your fix is 001°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank. You steer 263°T at 4.9 kn through the water. At 1550 a new fix puts you 311°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack.
Plot the 1550 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 70 minutes).
Tolerance: 4° and 0.15 kn.
| 1440 fix | 001°T, 1.5 nm from Kittle water tank |
|---|---|
| Course and speed | 263°T, 4.9 kn |
| 1550 fix | 311°T, 1.5 nm from Mill stack |
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