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