ASA 105 EXAM V1 2026 FINAL REVIEW
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◉ Coastal chart. Answer: Show a subsection of the coast line in enough
detail to permit navigation along the coast and i to large harbors. Typical
scale 1:60,000
◉ Harbor charts. Answer: Very detailed charts specific to a harbor.
Useful for piloting through a harbor entrance. Typical scale 1:2,500
◉ Small craft charts. Answer: Special classes of charts that cover the
intracoastal waterways (gulf and atlantic)
◉ Three primary measurements for finding position on a chart. Answer:
Direction, distance and speed
◉ Course. Answer: Direction you steer as indicated on the compass
◉ Bearing. Answer: Direction of a charted landmark as seen from your
boat and measured by the boat's compass
◉ Name 4 typical errors made in plotting distance on a chart. Answer:
Slipping parallel rules, mixing true and magnetic directions on the
compass rose, misreading the compass, misreading the mileage scale
, ◉ What are the two definitions of "returning". Answer: 1) entering a
harbor from the sea/larger body of water 2) on the ICW returning is
traveling south and west (atlantic and gulf)
◉ What happens when the ICW shares and entrance to a bay/harbor.
Answer: The OCW markers will show either a yellow triangle, or
square. The square is left to port when returning
◉ Are red buoys odd, or even numbered?. Answer: Even
◉ Why should you look behind you as well as ahead of you when in a
channel?. Answer: To make sure you are not being set out of the channel
by the current
◉ What shape are red day marks?. Answer: Triangle
◉ What shape are green day marks?. Answer: Square
◉ How should you correct course when using transit lights and the
lower light is off to one side?. Answer: Steer towards the lower light
◉ What is the term used to describe the system of using buoys to mark
the sides of channels. Answer: Lateral system of buoyage
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◉ Coastal chart. Answer: Show a subsection of the coast line in enough
detail to permit navigation along the coast and i to large harbors. Typical
scale 1:60,000
◉ Harbor charts. Answer: Very detailed charts specific to a harbor.
Useful for piloting through a harbor entrance. Typical scale 1:2,500
◉ Small craft charts. Answer: Special classes of charts that cover the
intracoastal waterways (gulf and atlantic)
◉ Three primary measurements for finding position on a chart. Answer:
Direction, distance and speed
◉ Course. Answer: Direction you steer as indicated on the compass
◉ Bearing. Answer: Direction of a charted landmark as seen from your
boat and measured by the boat's compass
◉ Name 4 typical errors made in plotting distance on a chart. Answer:
Slipping parallel rules, mixing true and magnetic directions on the
compass rose, misreading the compass, misreading the mileage scale
, ◉ What are the two definitions of "returning". Answer: 1) entering a
harbor from the sea/larger body of water 2) on the ICW returning is
traveling south and west (atlantic and gulf)
◉ What happens when the ICW shares and entrance to a bay/harbor.
Answer: The OCW markers will show either a yellow triangle, or
square. The square is left to port when returning
◉ Are red buoys odd, or even numbered?. Answer: Even
◉ Why should you look behind you as well as ahead of you when in a
channel?. Answer: To make sure you are not being set out of the channel
by the current
◉ What shape are red day marks?. Answer: Triangle
◉ What shape are green day marks?. Answer: Square
◉ How should you correct course when using transit lights and the
lower light is off to one side?. Answer: Steer towards the lower light
◉ What is the term used to describe the system of using buoys to mark
the sides of channels. Answer: Lateral system of buoyage
