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