At buoy "CB" you change course to follow the...

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At buoy "CB" you change course to follow the inbound traffic lane. What is the course to steer per gyrocompass if you correct your heading for a current of 315° at 1.0 knot and allow 3° leeway for northeasterly winds?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Effect of current set and drift on course to steer • How leeway from a given wind direction changes your heading • Difference between course to steer (per gyrocompass) and course over ground

💭 Think About

• First decide which way the current from 315° will push your vessel and whether you must steer into or away from that set to stay in the traffic lane. • Northeasterly wind means the wind is coming from the NE. Think about which side (port or starboard) the wind hits and which way that blows your bow, then which way you must adjust your heading. • Relate your final corrected heading to the given answer choices: is the gyro course you steer likely to be a few degrees higher or lower than the desired track? Why?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on what the base track/course over ground along the inbound traffic lane is before applying any corrections. • Confirm the direction from which the current and wind come (do not confuse where they are going). • Apply current correction and leeway correction separately, keeping track of whether each one makes your gyro course numerically larger or smaller.