EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
Where are the orders given for the ship to carry out her mission? - ✔✔Bridge
What is a map designed especially for navigators which provides a photo-like view
of some body of navigable water, together with the topographic features of
adjacent land? - ✔✔Nautical Chart
Navigation is divided into four primary area: piloting, dead reckoning, celestial
navigation, and what else? - ✔✔Radionavigation
What may be defined as the movement of a vessel with the continuous reference to
landmarks, aids to navigation, depth sounding, and radio navigation? -
✔✔Piloting
What can be defined as projecting an intended course and speed from a known
point? - ✔✔Dead Reckoning (DR)
, What may be defined as the practice of observing celestial bodies (the Sun, Moon,
stars, and planets) to determine the ship's location? - ✔✔Celestial Navigation
An experienced QM may now obtain a celestial fix within what distance of the
ship's position? - ✔✔1/10th mile
What may be defined as the determination of position by the use of radio waves? -
✔✔Radionavigation
What term refers to a known point on Earth? - ✔✔Position
What do Qm's refer to a position as? - ✔✔Fix
What is the orientation of a line drawn or imagined joining two positions without
any regard to the distance between them? - ✔✔Direction
Nautical distance is measured as the international nautical mile (mmi/nm) of how
many feet? - ✔✔6076.1 ft
What is a simple ratio often used to convert nm to mi? - ✔✔1.15:1
In navigation speed is referred to as nautical miles per hours or what else? -
✔✔Knots (kn)