The sun is the central body of the solar system. It moves in the direction of Vega at:
A. 12 miles per second
B. 1,000,000 miles per second
C. 1,000 miles per second
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Saturday, September 9, 2017
The sun is the central body of the solar system. It moves in the direction of Vega at:
The sun is the central body of the solar system. It moves in the direction of Vega at:
A. 12 miles per second
B. 1,000,000 miles per second
C. 1,000 miles per second
Free Reviewer - OIC Exam
COMPETENCE 1 PLAN AND CONDUCT A PASSAGE AND DETERMINATION POSITION
One complete turn of the drum of the sextant moves the index arm along the arc is equal to:
A. 1 minute of arc
B. 1 degree
C. 1 second of arc
The mean distance between the earth and the sun is:
The mean distance between the earth and the sun is:
A. 1 parsec
B. 4.3 light years
C. 1 astronomical unit ( AU )
D. 1 celestial unit
Answer: C. 1 astronomical unit ( AU )
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Question:
One complete turn of the drum of the sextant moves the index arm along the arc is equal to:
A. 1 degree
B. 1/10th of a degree
C. 1 minute of arc
D. 1 second of arc
Answer: A. 1 degree
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Question:
Out of the 57 navigational stars tabulated in the Nautical Almanac, how many are of the first magnitude?
A. 6
B. 19
C. 21
D. 23
Answer: B. 19
Friday, September 8, 2017
A vessel is following a range to keep herself within a narrow channel. The chart indicates the range to be 001deg. The vessel is "on range" when she is steering a course of:
Question:
A vessel is following a range to keep herself within a narrow channel. The chart indicates the range to be 001deg. The vessel is "on range" when she is steering a course of:
A. 001deg. T
B. 359deg. T
C. 000deg. T
D. 180deg. T
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Out of the 57 navigational stars tabulated in the Nautical Almanac, how many are of the second magnitude?
Question:
Out of the 57 navigational stars tabulated in the Nautical Almanac, how many are of the second magnitude?
A. 38
B. 19
C. 25
D. 48
Answer: A. 38
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Question:
Polaris is always within how many degrees of the north pole?
A. 0.2 degree
B. 0.1 degree
C. 1 degree
D. 0.5 degree
Answer: C. 1 degree
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Question:
As a general rule, a ULCC should not have a speed in any direction greater than what speed when touching berth?
A. 0.15 knots
B. 0.25 knots
C. 0.20 knots
D. 0.10 knots
Answer: D. 0.10 knots
Thursday, September 7, 2017
A vessel is following a range to keep herself within a narrow channel. The chart indicates the range to be 001deg. The vessel is "on range" when she is steering a course of:
A vessel is following a range to keep herself within a narrow channel. The chart indicates the range to be 001deg. The vessel is "on range" when she is steering a course of:
A. 359deg. T
B. 000deg. T
C. 001deg. T
D. 180deg. T
ANSWER: 001deg. T
QUESTION:
As a general rule, a ULCC should not have a speed in any direction greater than what speed when touching berth?
A. 0.10 knots
B. 0.20 knots
C. 0.25 knots
D. 0.15 knots
ANSWER: 0.10 knots
QUESTION:
The standard time meridian for zone description -1 is:
A. 15deg. E
B. 7 1/2deg. W
C. 0deg.
D. 7 1/2deg. E
ANSWER: 15deg. E
Polaris is always within how many degrees of the north pole?
Question:
Polaris is always within how many degrees of the north pole?
A. 0.1 degree
B. 0.2 degree
C. 1 degree
D. 0.5 degree
Answer: C. 1 degree
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Question:
Which statement is TRUE concerning "night effect" and the reception of radio signals?
A. During "night effect", polarization is at a minimum
B. "Night effect" is caused by rapid changes in the ionosphere
C. "Night effect" is most prevalent late at night
D. "Night effect" is caused by all of the polarized ground waves being vertical
Answer: B. "Night effect" is caused by rapid changes in the ionosphere
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Question:
What is a common occurrence when a vessel is running into a shallow water?
A. "squat" will cause a decrease in bottom clearance and an increase in draft
B. "squat" will cause an increase in bottom clearance and an increase in draft
C. "squat" will cause an increase in bottom clearance and a decrease in draft
D. "squat" will cause a decrease in bottom clearance and a decrease in draft
Answer: A. "squat" will cause a decrease in bottom clearance and an increase in draft
Out of the 57 navigational stars tabulated in the Nautical Almanac, how many are of the first magnitude?
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Out of the 57 navigational stars tabulated in the Nautical Almanac, how many are of the first magnitude?
A. 23
B. 21
C. 6
D. 19
ANSWER: 19
QUESTION:
When relieving the helm, the new helmsman should know the __________.
A. Variation
B. Gyro error
C. Course per magnetic steering compass
D. Maximum rudder angle previously used
ANSWER: Course per magnetic steering compass
QUESTION:
Out of the 57 navigational stars tabulated in the Nautical Almanac, how many are of the second magnitude?
A. 38
B. 19
C. 25
D. 48
ANSWER: 38
Who is responsible for the voyage plan?
Who is responsible for the voyage plan?
A. The navigation officer
B. The owner
C. The person who has done the planning
D. The Master
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Seafarer's board exam
Question:
The interval between the sun’s upper limb being in the horizon and its center being 12° below is called:
A. Nautical twilight
B. Astronomical twilight
C. Observational twilight
D. Civil twilight
Answer: A. Nautical twilight
Question:
The dividing meridian between zone descriptions +4 and +5 is _____.
A. 75° 00’ E
B. 60° 00’ E
C. 67° 30’ W
D. 60° 30’ W
Answer: C. 67° 30’ W
Question:
Physical checks of gyro, azimuth circle and pelorus include the following, EXCEPT:
A. align peloruses with fore-and-aft line of the ship
B. synchronize gyro repeaters with master gyro
C. ensure azimuth circle and peloruses are in good condition
D. align the compass north to the fore and aft line of the ship
Answer: A. align peloruses with fore-and-aft line of the ship
Question:
The bending of a wave as it passes an obstruction is called _________.
A. persistence
B. refraction
C. diffraction
D. attenuation
Answer: C. diffraction
How many degrees north or south of the Tropic of Cancer is the Arctic Circle?
How many degrees north or south of the Tropic of Cancer is the Arctic Circle?
A. 23° 27’ South
B. 44° 06’ North
C. 44° 06’ South
D. 23° 27’ North
ANSWER: 44° 06’ North
QUESTION:
Automatic device for steering a vessel by means of control signals received from a gyro compass is called _____.
A. gyropilot
B. gyro repeater
C. automatic pilot
D. gyroscopic steering
ANSWER: gyropilot
QUESTION:
What is the length of a nautical mile?
A. 5,280 meters
B. 1,760 yards
C. 6,076 feet
D. 1,850 meters
ANSWER: 6,076 feet
COMPETENCE 1 - Marina Exam Reviewer FOR NAVIGATIONAL WATCH
Marina Exam Reviewer FOR COMPETENCE 1 PLAN AND CONDUCT A PASSAGE AND DETERMINATION POSITION
QUESTION:
The compass rose on a nautical chart indicates both variation and __________ .
A. Annual rate of variation change
B. Deviation
C. Precession
D. Compass error
ANSWER: Annual rate of variation change
QUESTION:
The standard atmospheric pressure in millimeters of mercury is:
A. 23.25
B. 29.92
C. 960
D. 760
ANSWER: 760
QUESTION:
Your ship is steaming at night with the gyro-pilot engaged when you notice that the vessel's course is slowly changing to the right. What action should you take FIRST?
A. Switch to hand steering.
B. Notify the engineroom.
C. Call the Master.
D. Shift steering to the emergency steering station.
ANSWER: Switch to hand steering
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Access these Guide Questionnaires for OIC DECK Exam
QUESTION:
When navigating using DGPS, you may expect your position to
be accurate to within a radius of __________ meters.
A.
10 m
B.
20 m
C.
50 m
D.
100 m
ANSWER: A. 10 m
QUESTION:
The angle between the grid and magnetic meridians is called
grid variations or __________ .
A. Declination
B. Variation
C. Grivation
D. Deviation
ANSWER: C. Grivation
QUESTION:
The
reaction of a gyro compas to an applied force is known as:
A. Precession
B. Gyroscopic inertia
C. Earth rate
D. Gravity effect
ANSWER: A. Precession
QUESTION:
What
navigational instrument used to indicate direction by measuring course and
bearing?
A. Pelorus
B. Sextant
C. Azimuth circle
D. Compass
ANSWER: D. Compass
Access these Guide Questionnaires for OIC DECK Exam
QUESTION:
What publication contains ocean current information for voyage planning from Tokyo to San Francisco?
A. Guide to port entry
B. Coast pilot
C. Sailing Directions
D. World port index
ANSWER: C. Sailing Directions
QUESTION:
What do you call the altitude after applying the Dip and index error?
A. Apparent altitude
B. Observed Altitude
C. Sextant altitude
D. Computed altitude
ANSWER: A.Apparent altitude
QUESTION:
A phase correction is applied to observations of:
A. Stars
B. The Moon
C. Planets
D. The sun
ANSWER: C.Planets
QUESTION:
When using GPS, you may expect your position to be accurate 95% of the time within a radius of __________ meters.
A. 50 m
B. 20 m
C. 10 m
D. 100 m
ANSWER: D.100 m
Monday, September 4, 2017
MARINA EXAM GUIDE
QUESTION:
A Mercator Chart is a:
A. Cylindrical projection
B. Polyconic projection
C. Simple conic projection
D. Rectangular projection
ANSWER: Cylindrical projection
QUESTION:
Isogonic lines are lines on a chart indicating:
A. Magnitic dip
B. the Magnetic Latitude
C. Ponits of Zero
variation
D. Points of equal
variation
ANSWER: Points of equal variation
QUESTION:
The revision of a chart is printed on what area of the
chart?
A. Lower left center
B. Top center
C. part of the title
D. any clear area around the neat line
ANSWER: Lower left center
QUESTION:
The visibility of lights indicated in the charts is in
nautical miles for:
A. height of the observer's eye 15 feet above the water
B. Luminous range of the
light
C. Geographic range of
the light
D. Charted range of the light
ANSWER: Charted range of the light
QUESTION:
Which chart symbol indicates that the bottom is coral?
A. R
B. Sh
C. Cl
D. Co
ANSWER: Co
Sunday, September 3, 2017
What is a chart that covers a large area?
COMPETENCE 1 PLAN AND CONDUCT A PASSAGE AND DETERMINATION POSITION
QUESTION:
What is a chart that covers a
large area?
A. General chart
B. Small scale chart
C. Coastal chart
D. Large scale chart
ANSWER:
Small scale chart
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QUESTION:
Isogonic lines are lines on a
chart indicating:
A. Magnitic dip
B. the Magnetic Latitude
C. Ponits of Zero variation
D. Points of equal variation
ANSWER:
Points of equal variation
The revision of a chart is
printed on what area of the chart?
A.Lower left center
B.Top center
C.part of the title
D.any clear area around the neat
ANSWER:
Lower left center
Saturday, September 2, 2017
The shortest distance between any two points on earth defines a __________.
GUIDE QUESTIONNAIRES for seafarers. COMPETENCE 1 PLAN AND CONDUCT A PASSAGE AND DETERMINATION POSITION
# 17-18 AND 19
QUESTION:
The shortest distance between any two points on earth defines a __________.
A.Great circle
B.Rhumb line
C.Mercator
D.Small cirle
ANSWER: Great circle
QUESTION:
Your vessel's heading is 330°pgc and 345°psc with a 2°E gyro
error. If there is a variation of 6°W, what is the deviation on this heading?
A.7°W
B. 4°E
C.3°W
D.0°
ANSWER: 7°W
Your vessel's heading is 330°pgc and 345°psc with a 2°E gyro
error. If there is a variation of 13°W, what is the deviation on this heading?
A.4°E
B.7°W
C.3°W
D.0°
ANSWER: 0°
