Question 1829Navigation General70% to pass
Your vessel has changed course and is heading 285°T, you are on the charted range and it appears as in illustration D048NG below. After several minutes the range appears as in illustration D047NG below and your heading is still 285°T. What does this indicate?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is D) north-setting current.
The key evidence here is that the vessel's heading is 285°T, but the vessel has drifted to the right of the charted range, indicating a northward set to the current. A north-setting current would push the vessel to the right of the intended track, even though the vessel's heading remains 285°T. The other options are incorrect because leeway from a northeast wind would push the vessel to the left, a course made good to the left implies a southward set, and a south-setting current would push the vessel to the left, not the right as observed.
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