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