NAVEDTRA 14338A, Quartermaster Test
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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)
The diameter of the Earth at the Equator equals approximately two many nautical miles? - ✔✔6,888 nm
The polar diameter of the Earth is approximately how many nautical miles? - ✔✔6,865 nm
What is formed by a plane passing through the center of Earth? - ✔✔Great Circle
What is formed by planes that do not pass through the center of Earth? - ✔✔Small Circle
What are the small circle around an on Earth's surface? - ✔✔Parallels
Measurements of latitude cannot exceed how many degrees in either direction? - ✔✔90 degrees
What is the starting point for all longitude measurements? - ✔✔Prime Meridian
What is the Prime meridian also known as? - ✔✔Greenwich Meridian
What represents a section (large, medium, or small) of the Earth's surface? - ✔✔Chart
Since the navigational grid is located on a sphere, and navigational charts are flat, what process is used
to transfer the grid lines from the sphere to the chart? - ✔✔Projection
Questions | 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest 2024 Version
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)
The diameter of the Earth at the Equator equals approximately two many nautical miles? - ✔✔6,888 nm
The polar diameter of the Earth is approximately how many nautical miles? - ✔✔6,865 nm
What is formed by a plane passing through the center of Earth? - ✔✔Great Circle
What is formed by planes that do not pass through the center of Earth? - ✔✔Small Circle
What are the small circle around an on Earth's surface? - ✔✔Parallels
Measurements of latitude cannot exceed how many degrees in either direction? - ✔✔90 degrees
What is the starting point for all longitude measurements? - ✔✔Prime Meridian
What is the Prime meridian also known as? - ✔✔Greenwich Meridian
What represents a section (large, medium, or small) of the Earth's surface? - ✔✔Chart
Since the navigational grid is located on a sphere, and navigational charts are flat, what process is used
to transfer the grid lines from the sphere to the chart? - ✔✔Projection
