From your 1815 position, you want to make good a course of 263°T. Your engines are turning RPM's for 12 knots. The current is 050°T at 1.9 knots. Adjusting your course for set and drift, at what time should you expect to enter the red sector of Cape Henry Light?

1904 ✓ Correct Answer

1859

1854

1849

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: 1904.

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From your 1815 position, you want to make good a course of 263&#176;T. Your engines are turning RPM's for 12 knots. The current is 050&#176;T at 1.9 knots. Adjusting your course for set and drift, at what time should you expect to enter the red sector of Cape Henry Light?

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