USCG Exam PracticeCourse to steer to compensate for current
A navigator knows the vessel's required track over the ground and has current data showing set and drift. Using the current vector triangle, the navigator solves for:
- A. The set of the current
- B. The running fix position
- C. The drift of the current
- ✓ The course steered required to make good the intended trackCorrect
Why D is correct
Bowditch Ch. 24 §2402 states that by inverting the vector triangle — given course made good and the drift vector — the navigator derives the course steered required to make a given track over ground. Set and drift are inputs in this problem, not outputs.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 24 §2402