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USCG General Navigation (Set 62)

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How many slack tidal currents usually occur each day on the east coast of the United States?

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#1 How many slack tidal currents usually occur each day on the east coast of the United States? #2 To make sure of getting the full advantage of a favorable current, you should reach an entrance or strait at which time in relation to the predicted time of the favorable current? #3 When the declination of the Moon is 0°12.5'S, you can expect some tidal currents in Gulf Coast ports to __________. #4 In a river subject to tidal currents, the best time to dock a ship without the assistance of tugs is __________. #5 A rotary current sets through all directions of the compass. The time it takes to complete one of these cycles, in a locale off the East coast of the US, is approximately __________. #6 The velocity of a rotary tidal current will be decreased when the Moon is __________. #7 The velocity of a rotary tidal current will increase when the Moon is __________. #8 Where would you find information about the time of high tide at a specific location on a particular day of the year? #9 To predict the actual depth of water using the Tide Tables, the number obtained from the Tide Tables is __________. #10 When daylight savings time is kept, the times of tide and current calculations must be adjusted. One way of doing this is to __________. #11 When daylight savings time is kept the times of tide and current calculations must be adjusted. One way of doing this is to __________. #12 The time meridian used for tide computations in New York Harbor is __________. #13 The time meridian that is used when computing the currents for Pensacola Bay, Florida, is __________. #14 The tides in Boston Harbor generally __________. #15 How many high waters usually occur each day on the East Coast of the United States? #16 With respect to a reversing current, slack water occurs when there is __________. #17 Spring tides occur __________. #18 What describes a flood current? #19 When the moon is new or full, which type of tides occur? #20 The term "flood current" refers to that time when the water __________. #21 The movement of water away from the shore or downstream is called a(n) __________. #22 Spring tides occur when the __________. #23 What describes an ebb current? #24 What is an ebb current? #25 Which term refers to the direction a current is flowing? #26 Spring tides occur __________. #27 The set of the current is the __________. #28 The drift and set of tidal, river, and ocean currents refer to the __________. #29 A swift current occurring in a narrow passage connecting two large bodies of water, which is produced by the continuously changing difference in height of tide at the two ends of the passage, is called a __________. #30 Current refers to the __________.

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