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