🔍 Key Concepts

• Meaning of tide rode versus wind rode for a vessel at rest • Behavior of a vessel at anchor in current and how it aligns itself • Difference between compensating for current while underway and lying to the current

💭 Think About

• Is a vessel that is tide rode generally moving through the water under engine power, or is it lying still relative to the bottom? • How does a vessel naturally align itself when anchored in a strong tidal current? Think about where the bow points. • Which options describe being set or affected by current while underway, and which describe a vessel simply lying to the current?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice clearly involves the vessel being at anchor rather than underway. • Separate answers that describe steering or rudder corrections from those that describe a vessel just lying to the current. • Confirm that tide rode means the vessel’s heading is determined mainly by the tide/current, not by the wind or engines.