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Navigational Instruments and Their Functions

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is used to obtain bearing of navaids to determine the ship’s position

a)

Telescope alidade

b)

Bearing circle

c)

barometer

d)

Mounted anemometer

2.

Is used to observe bearing to an object

a)

Telltale panel

b)

Barometer

c)

Stadmeter

d)

Bearing circle

3.

Also known as big eyes and can see times 20 the the human eye

a)

Sextant

b)

Mounted Binoculars

c)

Mounted anemometer

d)

Clinometer

4.

It’s a control panel for the ship’s lights

a)

Mounted anemometer

b)

Telltale panel

c)

Barometer

d)

Sextant

5.

Is an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure

a)

Barometer

b)

Telltale panel

c)

Sextant

d)

Clinometer

6.

Measures wind speed

a)

Mountain Anemometer

b)

Stadimeter

c)

Fathometer

d)

Sextant

7.

Measures angles of celestial bodies

a)

Sextant

b)

Barometer

c)

Bearing circle

d)

celestial body meter

8.

Distance to an object of knowing height premier use is to measure distance between ships in formation

a)

Stabimeter

b)

Saxtant

c)

Mount binocular

d)

NAVAIDS

9.

What is a VMS?

a)

Voyage system management

b)

Voice NAVAIDS management

c)

Voyage management systems

d)

Search light

10.

FATHOMETER is an echo sounding instrument that measures the waters death beneath the keel

a)

True

b)

False

11.

T. V. M. D. C.

285. 14w. ____ 5w. ____

a)

285° 14° W 299° 5° E 294°

b)

285° 14°W 34 5° 5°E 346°

c)

285° 14°W 289° 5°E 299°

d)

285° 14°W 294° 5°E 299°

12.

Fill in the missing degrees

a)

10° east, 9° west

b)

9° west, 10° east

c)

11° west, 11° east

d)

10° east 9.2° west

13.

Two types of compasses the US Navy uses

a)

Gyrocompass, magnetic

b)

Magnetic, digital

c)

Gyrocompass, digital

d)

Deviation and magnetic

14.

What does DFGMC means

a)

Digital flux gate, magnetic compass

b)

Digital fix gauge metallic compass

c)

Digital flex gate, metallic compass

d)

Digital fix gate, magnetic compass