A dead-reckoning plot is based on which two factors only?

A. Course steered and set of current
B. Course made good and speed over ground
✓ Course steered and distance run through the waterCorrect
D. Course steered and leeway correction

Why C is correct

Bowditch Ch. 8 §801 states that a DR plot projects position from the last fix using only course steered and distance run through the water, explicitly ignoring current and leeway.

Cited:Bowditch Ch. 8 §801

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