Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation II

“LOP” stands for

• Latitude of position.

• Longitude of position.

• Length of portion.

• Line of position.

What is a bearing in navigational terms?

• The direction from you to anything else.

• The route one takes to arrive at a destination.

• A bearing is another way of saying “due north.”

• The completing of a 360-degree circle.

What is a “fix” in navigational terms?

• The planned arrival destination.

• The amount of distance between two waypoints.

• The navigational process to define a boat’s position.

• The amount of distance between departure and arrival including all tacks and jibes.

What is the correct light sequence for a West Cardinal Buoy?

• 3 White flashes

• 6 short +1 long White flashes

• 12 White flashes

• 9 White flashes

What does this charted object indicating?

• Safe water to the South,

• Keep to the Port.

• Safe passage to the North.

• Isolated Danger.

What scale on the Nautical Chart would you use to measure distance?

• longitude

• Latitude

• LOP

• Bearing

What type of buoy is this?

• South Cardinal

• North Cardinal

• Special Buoy

• West Cardinal

What is this type of Buoy shown on the chart below?

• North cardinal

• East cardinal

• West cardinal

• South cardinal

When taking LOP what consideration should be taken to obtain the most accurate results.

• For best results 3 LOP should be taken at about 20 degrees.

• For best results 2 LOP should be taken at about 20 degrees.

• For best results 3 LOP should be taken at about 120 degrees.

• For best results 3 LOP should be taken at about 60 degrees.

Explain with the use of a diagram Set and Drift

• Measuring current Direction (“Course”) and Speed (“Drift”)​​​​​​​

• Measuring current Direction (“Set”) and Distance (“Drift”)​​​​​​​

• Measuring current Direction (“Course”) and Rate (“Drift”)​​​​​​​

• Measuring current Direction (“Set”) and bearing (“Drift”)​​​​​​​