A) 90 B) 270 C) 360 D) 180
A) Guided Pathway System B) Global Positioning System C) Geographic Positioning Service D) General Pointing System
A) Terrain Navigation B) Celestial Navigation C) Radio Navigation D) Landmark Navigation
A) Chronometer B) Barometer C) Sextant D) Compass
A) Correction B) Deviation C) Alignment D) Calibration
A) Conic B) Orthographic C) Polar D) Mercator
A) Knot B) Meter C) Kilogram D) Mile
A) International Date Line B) Tropic of Cancer C) Prime Meridian D) Equator
A) IMO Convention B) UNCLOS Convention C) SOLAS Convention D) MARPOL Convention
A) Quadrant B) Compass C) Backstaff D) Astrolabe
A) Greek B) Roman C) Egyptian D) Polynesian
A) Cross-staff B) Quadrant C) Compass D) Mariner's astrolabe
A) Christopher Columbus B) John Davis C) Martín Cortés de Albacar D) Leonardo of Pisa
A) Quadrant B) Astrolabe C) Backstaff D) Cross-staff
A) Vasco da Gama B) Bartolomeu Dias C) Juan Sebastián Elcano D) Christopher Columbus
A) Mercator map B) Portolan chart C) Carta Pisana D) Ptolemaic map
A) Radio-navigation B) Satellite navigation C) GPS navigation D) Dead reckoning
A) Isaac Newton B) John Harrison C) Pierre Vernier D) Robert Hooke
A) Douwes method B) Modified Sumner method C) Duller method D) Marc St Hilaire method
A) Creation of electronic calculators B) Introduction of smartphones C) Development of portable technology D) Invention of satellite navigation systems
A) To navigate using stars B) To record course changes and ship tacks with the wind C) To track speed D) To measure ocean depth
A) Quadrant B) Compass C) Astrolabe D) Cross-staff
A) Queen Isabella B) King John II C) Christopher Columbus D) Prince Henry
A) Dias B) Columbus C) Vasco da Gama D) Magellan
A) 2000s B) 1990s C) 2010s D) 1980s
A) From the early 20th century onwards. B) Since the invention of GPS in the late 20th century. C) During the ancient Greek period. D) From about 1767 until about 1850.
A) Landmarks B) GNSS C) Satellite imagery D) Dead reckoning plot
A) 70 percent B) 60 percent C) 50 percent D) 80 percent
A) Decca B) OMEGA C) GPS D) CHAYKA
A) Determine compass error B) Identify optimal routes using shortest path problem solutions C) Plot dead reckoning manually D) Conduct celestial fixes
A) Landmarks B) Celestial fixes C) Sonar/acoustic position fixing D) Manual chart plotting
A) An hourglass B) A stop watch, either spring wound or digital C) A smartphone app D) A sundial
A) Mechanical gears B) Digital processor C) Solar cells D) Quartz crystal oscillator
A) $1 billion B) $750 million C) $500 million D) $250 million
A) Navigating solely with terrestrial ranges. B) Using only dead reckoning methods. C) Reliance on celestial observation exclusively. D) Positions determined electronically by satellite receivers.
A) A line crossing all meridians at the same angle. B) A line parallel to the equator. C) A curved path that follows the shortest distance between two points. D) A straight path between two points on Earth's surface.
A) Franklin Continuous Radar Plot Technique B) Contour method C) Radar triangulation D) Parallel indexing
A) GPS B) Marine radar C) Sonar/acoustic position fixing D) Celestial fixes
A) Vernier error B) Perpendicular error C) Index error D) Side error
A) Manual recalibration every month B) A calibrated adjustment capability C) Automatic software updates D) Periodic replacement of the crystal
A) Isaac Newton B) James Cook C) Galileo Galilei D) William Burger
A) Detect magnetic fields B) Provide GPS coordinates C) Measure temperature changes D) Measure acceleration along three axes
A) Radio-navigation and gyrocompasses B) Land surveying C) Dead reckoning D) Celestial navigation
A) Bowditch's American Practical Navigator B) Mariner's Handbook C) Admiralty Manual of Navigation D) Pilot's Guide
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) Temperature variations C) Humidity levels D) Pressure changes
A) Appraisal B) Monitoring C) Execution D) Planning
A) 0° at the Greenwich meridian. B) 74° west. C) About 151° east. D) 90° north.
A) International Maritime Organization (IMO) B) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) C) World Health Organization (WHO) D) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
A) It can only be used in clear weather conditions B) It uses satellite signals for accuracy C) It requires frequent recalibration with external sources D) It does not require outside information once aligned
A) Compass B) Astrolabe C) Marine chronometer D) Quadrant
A) Radar triangulation B) Orbit determination C) Magnetic field mapping D) Satellite signal processing
A) 2000 B) 1985 C) 1978 D) 1990
A) Celestial observations B) Manual adjustments C) GPS signals D) Radio time signals
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) Greater accuracy B) More traditional design C) Larger size D) Lower cost
A) Four stages B) Five stages C) Three stages D) Six stages
A) The vessel's captain B) The chief engineer C) The ship's navigator D) The first officer
A) Decca B) LORAN-C C) OMEGA D) GPS
A) Roscosmos B) The United States Air Force 50th Space Wing C) The European Union's GNSS Agency D) NASA
A) January 1, 1995 B) September 30, 1997 C) June 15, 1989 D) December 31, 2000 |