USCG Exam Practice · GPS and electronic navigation
Under 33 CFR §164.11, which of the following items of information must the person directing the movement of the vessel know before transiting an area?
- ACurrent velocity and direction, predicted set and drift, and tidal state✓ correct
- BCurrent velocity and direction, predicted set and drift, and barometric pressure trend
- CTidal state, predicted set and drift, and sea state forecast
- DCurrent velocity and direction, tidal state, and wind speed and direction
Why A is correct
33 CFR §164.11(l), (m), and (n) require the person directing movement to know current velocity and direction, predicted set and drift, and tidal state for the area to be transited. Barometric pressure trend, sea state forecast, and wind speed and direction are not enumerated in §164.11.
Cited:33 CFR §164.11
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