ASA 105 - COSTAL NAVIGATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++

ASA 105 - COSTAL NAVIGATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++ Leave the first rating Practice questions for this set Terms in this set (169) 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 Speed Must be derived, calculated, or read Distance Measured in nautical miles Direction Measured in relation to north Magnetic Inner degree circle on the compass rose Geographic (True) Outer degree circle on the compass rose Variation Difference between geographic and magnetic north Red, right, return Basic rule for piloting your boat into any US harbor Intercostal waterway (ICW) When traveling here "returning" is considered traveling south and west along the Atlantic and gulf coasts