Navigation Problems USCG Question #1392 (Set 41)

Your vessel is steering 195° per standard magnetic compass. Variation for the area is 13°W, and the deviation is 4°E. The wind is from the west-southwest, producing a 2° leeway. Which true course are you making good?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — 184°T

Using standard piloting conversion rules, applying westerly variation (13°W) and easterly deviation (4°E) to the compass course (195°psc) gives magnetic, then true. Factoring in westerly wind leeway results in 184°T.

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