ASA 105 Costal Navigation UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Equator Baseline for latitude at 0 degrees.
Prime Meridian (Greenwich) Baseline for longitude at 0 degrees.
, Parallels Alternate name for latitude.
North Pole 90 degrees north latitude.
South Pole 90 degrees south latitude.
60 1 degree latitude equals how many minutes?
1 Nautical Mile Equal to 1 minute latitude.
Meridians Alternate name for longitude lines.
International Date Line 180 degrees longitude.
Degrees, Minutes, tenths of minutes Longitude is measure in these three increments.
Distance Longitude is never used to measure this.
Mercator Projection Used to make flat charts for direction measurements.
Small Scale Used to map large areas.
Large scale Used to map small areas.
Harbor, Coastal Two types of charts that use large scale.
General, Sailing Two types of charts that use small scale
Navigation Answers the questions: Where am I? How to I get to my destination safely?
Direction, speed, distance Three primary nautical measurements.
CORRECT Answers
Equator Baseline for latitude at 0 degrees.
Prime Meridian (Greenwich) Baseline for longitude at 0 degrees.
, Parallels Alternate name for latitude.
North Pole 90 degrees north latitude.
South Pole 90 degrees south latitude.
60 1 degree latitude equals how many minutes?
1 Nautical Mile Equal to 1 minute latitude.
Meridians Alternate name for longitude lines.
International Date Line 180 degrees longitude.
Degrees, Minutes, tenths of minutes Longitude is measure in these three increments.
Distance Longitude is never used to measure this.
Mercator Projection Used to make flat charts for direction measurements.
Small Scale Used to map large areas.
Large scale Used to map small areas.
Harbor, Coastal Two types of charts that use large scale.
General, Sailing Two types of charts that use small scale
Navigation Answers the questions: Where am I? How to I get to my destination safely?
Direction, speed, distance Three primary nautical measurements.
