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