WorksheetsNAV3 (LO1.13 - The Sailings)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Is a unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60th of a degree.
Arc Min
DLat
DLo
DMP
The North-South distance between two points on the Earth;s surface, measured in degrees or minutes of latitude.
DLo
Arc Min
DLat
Distance
The difference between the meridional parts of two latitudes in a Mercator Projection.
DLo
Parallel of Latitude
DLat
DMP
The length of a path between two points on the Earth's surface, measured in nautical miles.
Distance
DMP
DLat
DLo
The East-West distance between two positions, measured in degrees or minutes of longitude.
DLat
DLo
Distance
DMP
The East-West distance between two points on the Earth's surface measured along a parallel of latitude, expressed in nautical miles.
DMP
DLo
DLat
DEP
The direction in which a vessel is intended to be steered, typically expressed as an angle from North.
(a)
Travels along a path that maintains a constant angle with all meridians, meaning the vessel follows a straight line on a Mercator Chart.
Great Circle Sailing
Rhumb Line Sailing
Plane Sailing
Parallel Sailing
A simplified method of navigation that assumes the Earth is flat, and uses basic trigonometry to calculate the course and distance between two points.
Mercator Sailing
Great Circle Sailing
Rhumb Line Sailing
Plane Sailing
Involves navigating along a great circle, which is a shortest path between two points of the sphere.
(a)
A hybrid method of sailing that combines great circle with rhumb line sailing.
(a)
A type of sailing where the vessel moves along a parallel of latitude, maintaining a constant latitude throughout the journey.
Rhumb Line Sailing
Composite Sailing
Parallel Sailing
Mercator Sailing
A method that uses mercator projection to calculate courses and distances along a rhumb line.
Plane Sailing
Parallel Sailing
Rhumb Line Sailing
Mercator Sailing
BONUS QUESTION: What is the shape of the Earth?
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