USCG Exam PracticeTides and currents — predictions and corrections
The Tidal Current Tables provide which of the following information at reference stations?
- A. Direction and speed of surface ocean gyres
- B. Times of high water and the set and drift of ocean currents
- C. Times and heights of high and low water only
- ✓ Times of slack water and times of maximum flood and ebbCorrect
Why D is correct
Bowditch Ch. 9 §905 specifies that the Tidal Current Tables predict the times of slack water and of maximum flood and ebb at reference stations. Times and heights of high and low water are found in the Tide Tables, not the Current Tables.
Cited:Bowditch Ch. 9 §905