Which publication provides the times of maximum flood and ebb currents along with slack-water times?

Which publication provides the times of maximum flood and ebb currents along with slack-water times?

• A. Tide Tables
• B. Coast Pilot
• C. Light List
• D. Tidal Current Tables

Answer: (D)

The key idea is that current-focused publications give you when the water is moving fastest in or out, and when it’s nearly still. Tidal Current Tables provide hourly predictions for each location, showing the time of maximum flood (inflow) and the time of maximum ebb (outflow), along with the slack-water periods when currents are minimal. They also indicate the approximate speed and direction of the current at those times. Tide Tables, by contrast, give high and low water times and heights, not the timing of strongest currents. Coast Pilot and Light List serve other navigation purposes—coastwise guidance and information on lights and aids, not current timings. So the publication that lists the times of maximum flood and ebb currents along with slack-water times is the Tidal Current Tables.

The key idea is that current-focused publications give you when the water is moving fastest in or out, and when it’s nearly still. Tidal Current Tables provide hourly predictions for each location, showing the time of maximum flood (inflow) and the time of maximum ebb (outflow), along with the slack-water periods when currents are minimal. They also indicate the approximate speed and direction of the current at those times.

Tide Tables, by contrast, give high and low water times and heights, not the timing of strongest currents. Coast Pilot and Light List serve other navigation purposes—coastwise guidance and information on lights and aids, not current timings.

So the publication that lists the times of maximum flood and ebb currents along with slack-water times is the Tidal Current Tables.