USCG Exam PracticeDead reckoning — DR plot maintenance
The term 'set' as used in describing current effect on a vessel refers to:
- A. The speed of the current in knots
- B. The difference between course steered and course made good
- ✓ The direction toward which the current is flowingCorrect
- D. The vector sum of course steered and current vector
Why C is correct
Bowditch Ch. 23 §2302 defines set as the direction toward which the current is flowing, and drift as the speed of the current. Option A is the definition of drift; option D describes course made good.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 23 §2302