USCG Exam Practice · Tides and currents — predictions and corrections
The term 'drift' as used in current navigation refers to which of the following?
- AThe direction toward which a current is flowing
- BThe speed of the current✓ correct
- CThe angular difference between course steered and course made good
- DThe brief period of zero flow at the turn of the tide
Why B is correct
Bowditch Ch. 23 §2302 states that set is the direction toward which the current is flowing and drift is the speed of the current. Option A describes set, not drift.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 23 §2302
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