USCG USCG GENNAV
Set 3 • Question #61 of 246
Launch Interactive Practice Room The predicted time that the flood 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 1600 and turn for 8 knots, at what point will you lose the ebb current?
A
Billingsport
B
Marcus Hook
C
Mile 63
✓ Correct Answer
D
Mile 52
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
In USCG General Navigation principles (Bowditch, Light Lists, and Coast Pilots), regarding 'The predicted time that the flood 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 1600 and turn for 8 knots, at what point will you lose the ebb current', the verified fact is: 'Mile 63'.
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