General Navigation USCG Question #1502 (Set 47)

You are steering a southerly course, and you note that the chart predicts an easterly current. Without considering wind, how may you allow for the set?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — Head your vessel slightly to the right

In USCG General Navigation principles (Bowditch, Light Lists, and Coast Pilots), regarding 'You are steering a southerly course, and you note that the chart predicts an easterly current. Without considering wind, how may you allow for the set', the verified fact is: 'Head your vessel slightly to the right'.

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