Practical Navigation Course
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Unit 1 test

Fifteen questions across the unit's chapters. Answers and rationales are revealed on submission; 70% to pass.

Unit 1 test

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  1. 1.Which publication would you consult for berthing regulations, local currents, and port facilities in a foreign harbour?

  2. 2.The geoid is best described as:

  3. 3.A Temporary (T) notice differs from a permanent correction because it:

  4. 4.Fl(2)WR 10s 18m 9M describes a light that is:

  5. 5.A chart at 1:20 000 compared to one at 1:200 000 is:

  6. 6.A bearing of 045 is reported with no label. Why is this dangerous?

  7. 7.Which body publishes the S-57 and S-100 standards for electronic chart data?

  8. 8.Charted depths are normally referenced to:

  9. 9.On which projection does a great circle appear as a straight line?

  10. 10.A chart on Old Hawaiian Datum notes that satellite positions should be shifted. If the shift is ignored, the plotted position is:

  11. 11.Radio Navigational Aids (Pub 117) primarily contains:

  12. 12.Which method of navigation is maintained continuously regardless of external inputs?