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