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