USCG Exam Practice · Tides and currents — predictions and corrections
Under 46 CFR §185.304, which of the following items must receive special attention from the master of a small passenger vessel while underway?
- ACurrent velocity and direction, tidal state, and magnetic variation and deviation✓ correct
- BCurrent velocity and direction, tidal state, and the vessel's fuel consumption rate
- CTidal state, vessel's draft, and distance to the nearest port of refuge
- DMagnetic variation, vessel's fuel consumption rate, and density of marine traffic
Why A is correct
46 CFR §185.304(a) lists current velocity and direction, tidal state, and magnetic variation and deviation errors of the compass among the items requiring special attention. Fuel consumption rate and distance to port of refuge do not appear in this regulation.
Cited:46 CFR §185.304
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