Time of Slack/Max Current

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Solving for currents is fairly similar to solving for tides in that you have a subordinate and reference station, corrections, and interpolations. Only this time you're using slightly different numbers.

Step 1: Build A Table, like the one at right.
 -The headings will line up with the corrections from the Tidal Current Tables (TCT).
 
Step 2: Find your station's index number in the back of the TCT
 
Step 3: In the corrections section of the TCT, use your index number to find the corrections for your station. Note these corrections under the correct headings in your table
 
Step 4: Note which station the corrections are to be applied toward
 
Step 5: Turn to the Daily Pages for the correct reference station and pull of the values that you need.
 -For each day, the times in the left half of the column are the times of slack water, the times on the right are for either Max Flood or Ebb, and the farthest right numbers are the applicable speeds of the current, noted as either F (flood) or E (ebb)
 
Step 6: Add or subtract the corrections to your reference station number to get the times of max currents at your subordinate station.

MBF = Minimum Before Flood (ie. slack water before flood)
F = Flood (maximum)
MBE = Minimum before Ebb (ie. Slack before Ebb)
E = Ebb (maximum)

 
MBF (time)
F (time)
MBE (time)
E (time)
F (speed)
E (speed)
F (direction)
E (direction)
Reference Station
               
Corrections
       

Speed corr. is a multiplying factor (ie. multiply this by speed in daily pages to get correct speed)

Speed corr. is a multiplying factor (ie. multiply this by speed in daily pages to get correct speed)

Direction found on the Corrections page needs no adjustment

Direction found on the Corrections page needs no adjustment

Subordinate Station

               

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