General Navigation USCG Question #1653 (Set 52)

The type of current which will have the greatest effect on the course made good for your vessel is __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — one that flows at nearly right angles to your course steered

Per navigational principles, a crosscurrent setting at right angles to a vessel's course creates the maximum set and drift displacement, severely impacting course made good.

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