WorksheetsSTO Assessment Quiz- Competence 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the nature of the beam transmitted by echo sounder?
Linear
Direct Counting
Magnetostriction
Directional
On an echo sounder, which of these is used to draw a line on the paper to mark a specific time of an occurrence?
Stream error
Diesel-electric
Piezo-hydraulic
Event marker
All of these are non echo sounder transducer type, except:
Piezo-hydraulic
Diesel-electric
Magnetostriction
Blue-diode
What is the frequency of the low frequency pulse of the echo sounder?
24.05 kHz
24.01 kHz
24.00 kHz
None of the choices
Any of the choices
Your vessel's heading is 330degspgc and 345degspgc with a 2degE gyro error. If there s a varation of 10degW, what is the deviaton on this heading?
7o W
3o W
7o S
A or C only
Any of the choices
The standard atmospheric pressure is:
760 atm
760 mmHg
760 mm
A and B only
All of the above
What is the length of nautical mile
1851.965 meters
1851.999 meters
564.478 meters
6000 feet
A or C
When relieving the helm, the new helmsman should know the:
Maximum rudder angle previously used
The name of the gyro error
The variation of the steering compass
The course per magnetic steering compass
How many degrees north or south of the Tropic of Cancer is the Arctic Circle?
44o 05' North
44o 05' South
44o 06' North
44o 06' South
None of the above
Automatic device for steering a vessel by means of control signals received from gyro compass is called:
Automatic pilot
Garbie pilot
Gyropilot
Coconut pilot
Which situation requires you to furnish a notice of marine casualty to the coast guard?
Storm damage to the cargo winch motors requiring the coast guard
Your vessel is at anchor and grounds at low tide
A seaman slips on ice on deck and sprains his ankle
You have been slained
Isogonic lines are the lines on chart which do not indicate the following, except:
The magnetic latitude
The magnetic dip
The lower lift center
The points of equal variation
The visibility of lights indicated in the charts is in nautical miles for:
Charted range of the light
Luminous range of the light
Geographic range of the light
None of the above
The reaction of a gyro compass to an applied force known as:
Selling Directions
Grivaton
Precession
Gyroscopic inertia
Which chart symbol indicates that the bottom is coral?
co
Co
cor
All of the above
A or B only
When navigating using DGPS, you may expect your position to be accurate to within a radius of how many meters:
100000 cm
100000000 mm
100 m
All of the above
None of the above
The angle between the grid and magnetic meridians is called:
Grid variation
Grivation
Gridation
A and B only
All of the above
What is the speed of sound in the water? 1 ft = 0.0003048 km
4921.26 feet per second
2624.672 feet per second
5249.34 feet per second
None of the above
A barometric pressure reading of 29.94 inches of mercury is equivalent to:
1013 millibars
1014 millibars
1012 millibars
1015 millbars
None of the above
What is an error in a gyrocompass caused by rapid changes in course, speed and latitude causing deviation before the gyro can adjust itself?
Random error
Error in reading
Stream error
Steam error
C or D
