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Set 3 • Question #79 of 247
Launch Interactive Practice Room Your company wants to know at what time you will be arriving at the fleeting area at Sycamore Chute Light (mile 740.3 AHP) in Memphis, TN. You are making turns for 9.0 mph and you estimate the average current at 2.2 mph. Figuring the distance and time from Hole in the Wall Lt. (mile 373.4 AHP), what is your ETA at Sycamore Chute Lt.?
A
405.8 miles
B
553.0 miles
C
904.0 miles
✓ Correct Answer
D
1136.8 miles
USCG NMC Regulatory Explanation
Speed Over Ground (Speed Made Good) is determined by vector calculation combining vessel speed through the water with the current set and drift, resulting in: 904.0 miles.
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