Navigation Problems USCG Q#1025 (Set 30)

Determine the time after 0300 CST (ZD +6) when the velocity of the tidal current will be 0.5 knot on 16 April 1983, at Port Arthur Canal Entrance, TX.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — 0507

Port Arthur Canal Entrance current tables necessitate interpolating between slack water and maximum current entries using Table 3 of the tide tables to find the precise timestamp when velocity hits 0.5 knot.

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