USCG Exam PracticeCourse to steer to compensate for current
A vessel's course made good over the ground is best described as:
- ✓ The vector sum of the course steered through the water and the current vectorCorrect
- B. The direction toward which the current is flowing
- C. The course derived by advancing the first LOP along the DR track
- D. The course steered corrected for compass error only
Why A is correct
Bowditch Ch. 23 §2302 states that the vector sum of the intended course through the water and the current vector gives the actual course over ground (course made good). Option C is the definition of set; option D describes the running fix construction.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 23 §2302