Your vessel is steering course 197°psc, variation for the area is 7°E, and deviation is 4°W. The wind is from the west, producing a 2° leeway. Which true course are you making good?

Correct Answer: Option D — 198°T

Apply the Can Dead Men Vote Twice at Elections mnemonic. Compass 197° + Deviation 4°W = Magnetic 193°. Magnetic 193° + Variation 7°E = True 200°. Leeway from the west pushes the vessel to the east, adding 2° to the course. 200° + 2° = 198°T, per Bowditch navigation principles.