Question 1407Navigation General70% to pass
At 0000 you fix your position and plot a new DR track line. At 0200 you again fix your position and it is 0.5 mile east of your DR. Which statement is TRUE?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is B) The drift is 0.25 knot.
The reasoning is as follows:
- At 0000, you fix your position and plot a new DR track line.
- At 0200, your actual position is 0.5 mile east of your DR position.
- This means your vessel has drifted 0.5 mile to the east over a 2-hour period.
- To calculate the drift rate, you divide the distance drifted (0.5 mile) by the time elapsed (2 hours), which equals 0.25 knot.
The other options are incorrect:
A) Increasing speed would not compensate for the current, as the current is already accounted for in the drift calculation.
C) The current can be determined from the given information.
D) The current direction cannot be determined from the information provided, only the drift rate.
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