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