USCG USCG GENNAV
Set 3 • Question #84 of 246
Launch Interactive Practice Room The predicted time that the ebb begins at the entrance to Delaware Bay is 1526. You are anchored off Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. If you get underway bound for sea at 1630 and turn for 12 knots, at what point will you lose the flood current?
A
New Castle
✓ Correct Answer
B
Reedy Island
C
Mile 44
D
Ship John Shoal Lt.
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG General Navigation principles (Bowditch, Light Lists, and Coast Pilots), regarding 'The predicted time that the ebb begins at the entrance to Delaware Bay is 1526. You are anchored off Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. If you get underway bound for sea at 1630 and turn for 12 knots, at what point will you lose the flood current', the verified fact is: 'New Castle'.
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