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