A) 360 B) 270 C) 90 D) 180
A) General Pointing System B) Guided Pathway System C) Geographic Positioning Service D) Global Positioning System
A) Landmark Navigation B) Radio Navigation C) Celestial Navigation D) Terrain Navigation
A) Barometer B) Chronometer C) Compass D) Sextant
A) Correction B) Calibration C) Deviation D) Alignment
A) Mercator B) Conic C) Orthographic D) Polar
A) Kilogram B) Knot C) Mile D) Meter
A) Tropic of Cancer B) Prime Meridian C) Equator D) International Date Line
A) MARPOL Convention B) UNCLOS Convention C) SOLAS Convention D) IMO Convention
A) Compass B) Astrolabe C) Backstaff D) Quadrant
A) Polynesian B) Greek C) Egyptian D) Roman
A) Compass B) Mariner's astrolabe C) Quadrant D) Cross-staff
A) John Davis B) Leonardo of Pisa C) Martín Cortés de Albacar D) Christopher Columbus
A) Backstaff B) Quadrant C) Astrolabe D) Cross-staff
A) Christopher Columbus B) Juan Sebastián Elcano C) Vasco da Gama D) Bartolomeu Dias
A) Mercator map B) Ptolemaic map C) Carta Pisana D) Portolan chart
A) GPS navigation B) Radio-navigation C) Satellite navigation D) Dead reckoning
A) John Harrison B) Robert Hooke C) Isaac Newton D) Pierre Vernier
A) Duller method B) Douwes method C) Marc St Hilaire method D) Modified Sumner method
A) Creation of electronic calculators B) Development of portable technology C) Invention of satellite navigation systems D) Introduction of smartphones
A) To measure ocean depth B) To navigate using stars C) To track speed D) To record course changes and ship tacks with the wind
A) Quadrant B) Cross-staff C) Compass D) Astrolabe
A) Christopher Columbus B) Queen Isabella C) Prince Henry D) King John II
A) Columbus B) Vasco da Gama C) Dias D) Magellan
A) 1990s B) 2010s C) 2000s D) 1980s
A) From the early 20th century onwards. B) From about 1767 until about 1850. C) Since the invention of GPS in the late 20th century. D) During the ancient Greek period.
A) GNSS B) Landmarks C) Satellite imagery D) Dead reckoning plot
A) 70 percent B) 60 percent C) 50 percent D) 80 percent
A) GPS B) OMEGA C) CHAYKA D) Decca
A) Determine compass error B) Conduct celestial fixes C) Plot dead reckoning manually D) Identify optimal routes using shortest path problem solutions
A) Manual chart plotting B) Celestial fixes C) Sonar/acoustic position fixing D) Landmarks
A) A sundial B) A smartphone app C) A stop watch, either spring wound or digital D) An hourglass
A) Quartz crystal oscillator B) Mechanical gears C) Solar cells D) Digital processor
A) $500 million B) $750 million C) $1 billion D) $250 million
A) Positions determined electronically by satellite receivers. B) Reliance on celestial observation exclusively. C) Navigating solely with terrestrial ranges. D) Using only dead reckoning methods.
A) A line crossing all meridians at the same angle. B) A straight path between two points on Earth's surface. C) A line parallel to the equator. D) A curved path that follows the shortest distance between two points.
A) Radar triangulation B) Contour method C) Parallel indexing D) Franklin Continuous Radar Plot Technique
A) Marine radar B) Sonar/acoustic position fixing C) GPS D) Celestial fixes
A) Index error B) Vernier error C) Side error D) Perpendicular error
A) A calibrated adjustment capability B) Periodic replacement of the crystal C) Automatic software updates D) Manual recalibration every month
A) William Burger B) James Cook C) Galileo Galilei D) Isaac Newton
A) Measure acceleration along three axes B) Detect magnetic fields C) Measure temperature changes D) Provide GPS coordinates
A) Radio-navigation and gyrocompasses B) Celestial navigation C) Land surveying D) Dead reckoning
A) Bowditch's American Practical Navigator B) Admiralty Manual of Navigation C) Pilot's Guide D) Mariner's Handbook
A) Using aids like maps or GPS. B) Following a known path to a specific location. C) Exploring an environment for pleasure without a set destination. D) Searching for a known destination.
A) Magnetic fields B) Pressure changes C) Temperature variations D) Humidity levels
A) Execution B) Monitoring C) Appraisal D) Planning
A) 90° north. B) About 151° east. C) 74° west. D) 0° at the Greenwich meridian.
A) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) B) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) C) International Maritime Organization (IMO) D) World Health Organization (WHO)
A) It does not require outside information once aligned B) It can only be used in clear weather conditions C) It requires frequent recalibration with external sources D) It uses satellite signals for accuracy
A) Compass B) Marine chronometer C) Astrolabe D) Quadrant
A) Orbit determination B) Radar triangulation C) Magnetic field mapping D) Satellite signal processing
A) 1985 B) 1990 C) 1978 D) 2000
A) Radio time signals B) GPS signals C) Manual adjustments D) Celestial observations
A) By drawing intersecting LOPs on a chart where they meet at a fix. B) By using only dead reckoning without any lines of position. C) By measuring the distance from one line to another without intersection. D) By following a single LOP until reaching land.
A) Larger size B) Greater accuracy C) Lower cost D) More traditional design
A) Six stages B) Four stages C) Three stages D) Five stages
A) The chief engineer B) The ship's navigator C) The first officer D) The vessel's captain
A) OMEGA B) LORAN-C C) GPS D) Decca
A) The United States Air Force 50th Space Wing B) The European Union's GNSS Agency C) NASA D) Roscosmos
A) January 1, 1995 B) September 30, 1997 C) December 31, 2000 D) June 15, 1989 |