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Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation II

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“LOP” stands for

a)

Latitude of position.

b)

Longitude of position.

c)

Length of portion.

d)

Line of position.

2.

What is a bearing in navigational terms?

a)

The direction from you to anything else.

b)

The route one takes to arrive at a destination.

c)

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

d)

The completing of a 360-degree circle.

3.

What is a “fix” in navigational terms?

a)

The planned arrival destination.

b)

The amount of distance between two waypoints.

c)

The navigational process to define a boat’s position.

d)

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

4.

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

a)

3 White flashes

b)

6 short +1 long White flashes

c)

12 White flashes

d)

9 White flashes

5.

What does this charted object indicating?

a)

Safe water to the South,

b)

Keep to the Port.

c)

Safe passage to the North.

d)

Isolated Danger.

6.

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

a)

longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

LOP

d)

Bearing

7.

What type of buoy is this?

a)

South Cardinal

b)

North Cardinal

c)

Special Buoy

d)

West Cardinal

8.

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

a)

North cardinal

b)

East cardinal

c)

West cardinal

d)

South cardinal

9.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

10.

Explain with the use of a diagram Set and Drift

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

11.

Wind direction is labelled as

a)

Goes to

b)

Comes from

c)

Away

d)

Moving to

12.

Current direction is labelled as

a)

Comes from

b)

Goes to

c)

Away

d)

Being away

13.

You are underway on course 160'(T) at 10 knots. The current is 210'(T) at 0.9 knots. What is the Course Made Good?

a)

210

b)

111

c)

164

d)

280

14.

The ship navigator's primary task is to

a)

plot a ship's course to a destination on a chart.

b)

know how to read maps and charts.

c)

locate the ship's exact position on the earth, and then guide it safely to its destination.

d)

be fully knowledgeable of the ship's navigation equipment.

15.

When plotting courses for his ship on the navigable waters of the world, the navigator will use a

a)

map.

b)

globe

c)

chart.

d)

hydrographic survey.

16.

The opposite bearing of a given bearing is called a

a)

reciprocal bearing.

b)

true bearing.

c)

relative bearing

d)

magnetic bearing.

17.

A ship was steaming on a course of 170 degrees at 15 knots. A lookout on the starboard wing of the bridge reported a ship contact bearing 090 degrees R. The true bearing of the contact is

a)

080 degrees T.

b)

260 degrees T.

c)

185 degrees T.

d)

105 degrees T.

18.

On a compass card, which set of true bearings for the cardinal points are correct?

a)

N, 090 degrees

E, 180 degrees

S, 270 degrees

W, 000 degrees

b)

N,000 degrees

E, 090 degrees

S, 180 degrees

W, 270 degrees

c)

N, 180 degrees

E, 270 degrees

S, 000 degrees

W, 090 degrees

d)

N, 270 degrees

E, 000 degrees

S, 090 degrees

W, 180 degrees

19.

A buoy that indicates the general direction when approaching harbours, channels and waterway from seaward.

a)

Lateral Buoys

b)

Cardinal Buoys

c)

Safe Water Buoys

d)

Special Buoys

20.

What does 11M means in the light description Fl5s10m11M

a)

Elevation

b)

Range

c)

Period

d)

Phase

21.

What do cardinal marks indicate?

a)

Port or starboard side

b)

Danger

c)

Compass direction of the safest water

d)

Safe water

22.

What type of mark is this?

a)

Safe water mark

b)

Special mark

c)

Isolated danger mark

d)

Lateral mark

23.

Quick or very quick flashing white light indicates what buoy?

a)

North Cardinal

b)

West Cardinal

c)

Isolated Danger

d)

Safe Water

24.

The duration of the light is always less than the duration of the darkness is called?

a)

Isophase

b)

Flashing

c)

Alternating

d)

Occulting

25.

What does the image indicates in Region B

a)

Starboard Hand Buoy

b)

Port Hand Buoy

c)

Special Buoy

d)

North Cardinal Buoy

26.

Which of the following is not a standard buoy shape?

a)

cylindrical

b)

conical

c)

triangular

d)

spherical

27.

Q(9) 15s is the light signal of what buoy?

a)

west cardinal

b)

east cardinal

c)

north cardinal

d)

south cardinal

28.

What buoy does the image indicate?

a)

Emergency Wreck Mark

b)

Special Mark

c)

South Cardinal Mark

d)

Safe Water Mark

29.

Which of these are "Cardinal Directions"?

a)

SE

b)

S

c)

SW

d)

All of the above

30.

Understanding navigation and directions helps you , except....

a)

Stay found

b)

Get lost

c)

Find directions if you get lost.

d)

Know where you are going.

31.

The Resource centre (RC) Building is _______ of the Student Affair building.

a)

N

b)

S

c)

NE

d)

W

32.

The moon rises in the ______ and sets in the ______.

a)

West, East

b)

North, South

c)

East, West

d)

East, North

33.

The bearing or degree reading for _____ is 090.

a)

N

b)

S

c)

E

d)

W

34.

The bearing or degree reading for _____ is 000 / 360.

a)

S

b)

W

c)

E

d)

N

35.

Avoid plotting GPS positions when navigating in

a)

Open sea

b)

Restricted waters

c)

Ocean

d)

Expanse of sea

36.

Radar fixes are best when it is fixed using Radar conspicuous objects such as

a)

Trawlers

b)

Racon

c)

Celestial

d)

Vessel making way

37.

There are many methods by which we can get a fix of the ship’s position, Except

a)

Visual fix

b)

Radar Fix

c)

Echo sounder

d)

Radar mast

38.

The advantage with radar fixes is

a)

Just needs radar operator to obtain the vessel position.

b)

Just needs several objects to get the ship's position.

c)

Just needs one object to get the ship’s position.

d)

keep calm and do nothing.

39.

If you have two objects, you can plot the radar fix by number of combinations of position lines like,except

a)

Bearing of an invisible object and range of other object.

b)

Bearing of one object and range of other object

c)

Range of both objects

d)

Bearings of these two objects

40.

If we have two objects that are visible from the ship, the bearing of these two can get us the

a)

Ship's distance

b)

Ship’s position.

c)

Ship's speed.

d)

Ship's hull

41.

The point where these two bearings (position lines) is

a)

Intervene

b)

Interaction

c)

Intersect

d)

Introvert

42.

When there is only one object visible for visual bearing, we can still get the position. The method is called

a)

Running away

b)

Running fix

c)

Running man

d)

Running free

43.

Chart work or Terrestrial and Coastal navigation is a skill of

a)

Accuracy and fluency

b)

Accuracy and precision

c)

Accuracy and clarity

d)

Accuracy and calibration

44.

The symbol indicates

a)

Traffic Separation Scheme

b)

True North

c)

Direction of Buoyage

d)

True bearing

45.

The symbol indicate

a)

Safe-water Mark

b)

Isolated Danger Mark

c)

Emergency Wreck Marker

d)

Special Mark

46.

The symbol indicate

a)

No Fishing

b)

Marine Farm

c)

Good Fishing

d)

Aquaculture

47.

A position obtained by applying only your vessel's course and speed to a known position is a

a)

Fix

b)

Estimated position

c)

Dead reckoning position

d)

Running fix

48.

What technologies can we expect to see have the biggest impact on maritime in 2030?

a)

Autonomous systems

b)

Artificial intelligence

c)

Virtual reality

d)

Depends on more in-depth analyses rather than personal opinions

49.

The following image correctly shows a channel in IALA Buoyage System A. True or False?

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Both

d)

Not sure

50.

What is an emergency wreck mark used for?

a)

To mark the site of a new wreck

b)

Identify the location of underwater dangers such as submerged rocks

c)

The side of a channel

d)

The position of a danger