Navigation Problems USCG Question #44 (Set 2)

The true course between two points is 078°. Your gyrocompass has an error of 2°E. You make an allowance of 3° leeway for a north wind. What gyro course should be steered to make the true course good?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option D — 073°pgc

Apply Gyro Error (2°E means Gyro Best Least) and Leeway (3° leeway for north wind pushes vessel to starboard, requiring a port correction of 3°) to true course 078°, resulting in 073°pgc.

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