At 0000 you fix your position and change course to 090°T. At 0030 you again fix your position and it is 0.5 mile east of your DR. Which statement is TRUE?

Correct Answer: Option A — The current is easterly.

A fix falling 0.5 miles east of the Dead Reckoning position after steering an easterly course (090°T) over thirty minutes indicates that set and drift displaced the vessel directly eastward, confirming an easterly current in accordance with Bowditch.