USCG Exam PracticeCourse to steer to compensate for current
When must a new DR position be plotted? Select the answer that lists ALL required occasions.
- A. At every course change and at least once each hour
- ✓ At every course change, every speed change, at each fix, and at least once each hourCorrect
- C. At every fix and at every speed change only
- D. At every course change and at every fix only
Why B is correct
Bowditch Ch. 8 §801 specifies that a new DR position is plotted at every course change, every speed change, at the time of each fix, and at least once each hour — more often in pilot waters. All four occasions are required.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 8 §801