A) 180 B) 360 C) 270 D) 90
A) Global Positioning System B) Geographic Positioning Service C) Guided Pathway System D) General Pointing System
A) Celestial Navigation B) Landmark Navigation C) Radio Navigation D) Terrain Navigation
A) Sextant B) Barometer C) Compass D) Chronometer
A) Calibration B) Deviation C) Correction D) Alignment
A) Orthographic B) Mercator C) Conic D) Polar
A) Mile B) Meter C) Knot D) Kilogram
A) International Date Line B) Equator C) Tropic of Cancer D) Prime Meridian
A) IMO Convention B) MARPOL Convention C) SOLAS Convention D) UNCLOS Convention
A) Astrolabe B) Compass C) Backstaff D) Quadrant
A) Roman B) Greek C) Egyptian D) Polynesian
A) Compass B) Cross-staff C) Mariner's astrolabe D) Quadrant
A) Christopher Columbus B) Martín Cortés de Albacar C) John Davis D) Leonardo of Pisa
A) Quadrant B) Astrolabe C) Cross-staff D) Backstaff
A) Christopher Columbus B) Bartolomeu Dias C) Juan Sebastián Elcano D) Vasco da Gama
A) Ptolemaic map B) Carta Pisana C) Portolan chart D) Mercator map
A) Satellite navigation B) GPS navigation C) Dead reckoning D) Radio-navigation
A) Isaac Newton B) Pierre Vernier C) Robert Hooke D) John Harrison
A) Marc St Hilaire method B) Douwes method C) Duller method D) Modified Sumner method
A) Introduction of smartphones B) Creation of electronic calculators C) Invention of satellite navigation systems D) Development of portable technology
A) To measure ocean depth B) To record course changes and ship tacks with the wind C) To navigate using stars D) To track speed
A) Cross-staff B) Compass C) Astrolabe D) Quadrant
A) Christopher Columbus B) King John II C) Queen Isabella D) Prince Henry
A) Dias B) Columbus C) Magellan D) Vasco da Gama
A) 2000s B) 1990s C) 2010s D) 1980s
A) During the ancient Greek period. B) From the early 20th century onwards. C) From about 1767 until about 1850. D) Since the invention of GPS in the late 20th century.
A) Landmarks B) Dead reckoning plot C) Satellite imagery D) GNSS
A) 70 percent B) 50 percent C) 80 percent D) 60 percent
A) CHAYKA B) GPS C) Decca D) OMEGA
A) Determine compass error B) Conduct celestial fixes C) Plot dead reckoning manually D) Identify optimal routes using shortest path problem solutions
A) Landmarks B) Sonar/acoustic position fixing C) Manual chart plotting D) Celestial fixes
A) A stop watch, either spring wound or digital B) A smartphone app C) An hourglass D) A sundial
A) Quartz crystal oscillator B) Solar cells C) Mechanical gears D) Digital processor
A) $1 billion B) $500 million C) $250 million D) $750 million
A) Using only dead reckoning methods. B) Navigating solely with terrestrial ranges. 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) Radar triangulation C) Contour method D) Parallel indexing
A) GPS B) Marine radar C) Celestial fixes D) Sonar/acoustic position fixing
A) Perpendicular error B) Vernier error C) Side error D) Index error
A) A calibrated adjustment capability B) Periodic replacement of the crystal C) Manual recalibration every month D) Automatic software updates
A) Isaac Newton B) Galileo Galilei C) James Cook D) William Burger
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) Admiralty Manual of Navigation B) Pilot's Guide C) Mariner's Handbook D) Bowditch's American Practical Navigator
A) Using aids like maps or GPS. B) Following a known path to a specific location. C) Searching for a known destination. D) Exploring an environment for pleasure without a set destination.
A) Pressure changes B) Humidity levels C) Magnetic fields D) Temperature variations
A) Execution B) Planning C) Monitoring D) Appraisal
A) 74° west. B) About 151° east. C) 90° north. D) 0° at the Greenwich meridian.
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 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) Magnetic field mapping B) Radar triangulation C) Orbit determination D) Satellite signal processing
A) 1978 B) 2000 C) 1985 D) 1990
A) Radio time signals B) GPS signals C) Manual adjustments D) Celestial observations
A) By drawing intersecting LOPs on a chart where they meet at a fix. B) By following a single LOP until reaching land. C) By using only dead reckoning without any lines of position. D) By measuring the distance from one line to another without intersection.
A) Larger size B) Lower cost C) More traditional design D) Greater accuracy
A) Three stages B) Five stages C) Six stages D) Four stages
A) The ship's navigator B) The chief engineer C) The first officer D) The vessel's captain
A) OMEGA B) LORAN-C C) Decca D) GPS
A) The European Union's GNSS Agency B) Roscosmos 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 |