Nav 3 Mid-Term

CONCORD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
NAV. 3 MID-TERM
NAME________________________________ YR/SEC__________ DATE______________ SCORE________

MULTIPLE CHOICE SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER PLACE YOUR ANSWER ON THE BLANK PROVIDED BEFORE EACH
NUMBER ( STRICLY NO ERASURES )
_____1. A line of position formed by sighting two charted objects in line is called a ( n ) _______.
A. straight line B. range line C. track line D. estimated positon
_____2. A true bearing of an object, when plotted on a chart, will establish a __________.
A. fix B. line of position C. relative bearing D. range
_____3. A line of all possible positions of your vessel at any given time is a _____________.
A. longitude line B. latitude line C. line of position D. fix
_____4. A line of position may be a ( n ) ______________.
A. irregular line B. straight line C. arc D. any of the above
_____5. The direction in which a vessel should be steered between two points is the ___________.
A. course B. heading C. bearing D. course of the ground
_____6. A single line of position combined with a dead reckoning position results in a ( n ) ______.
A. assumed position B. estimated position C. fix D. running fix
_____7. A relative bearing is always measured from _______________.
A. true north B. magnetic north C. the vessel’s beam D. the vessel’s head
_____8. The shortest distance between any two points on earth defines a ___________.
A. small circle B. great circle C. rhumb line D. hyperbola
_____9. What defines a great circle?
A. a curved line drawn on a Mercator chart C. the shortest distance between any two pints on the arth
B. a course line that inscribes a loxodromic curve D. the smallest circle that can be drawn on the face of sphere
_____9. The difference between the DR position and a fix, both of which have the same time, is known as _____.
A. the estimated position B. drift C. current D. leeway
_____10. The path of intended travel between three or more points is the ________.
A. course B. track C. bearing D. course over ground
_____11. You are on course 180° T and take a relative bearing of a lighthouse of 225°. What is the true bearing of a
lighthouse?
A. 045° B. 135° C. 180° D. 270°
_____12. You are on course 344° T. And take a relative bearing of a lighthouse of 090°. What is the true bearing to the
lighthouse?
A. 016° B. 074° C. 254° D. 270°
_____13. What is a characteristics of a rhumb line?
A. it is the shortest distance between two points on the earth
B. it plots as a straight line on a lambert conformal chart
C. it cuts each meridian at the same angle
D. the course angle constanly changes to form the loxodromic curve
_____14. A true bearing of a charted object, when plotted on a chart, will establish a __________.
A. fix B. line of position C. relative bearing D. range
_____15. The path that a vessel is expected to follow, represented on a chart by a line drawn from the point of
departure to the point of arrival is the ________.
A. DR plot B. track line C. heading D. estimated course
_____16. Between the equator and the 46 th parallel of latitude, there are 3099 meridionalparts. How many degrees of
equatorial longitudes does 3099 meridional parts represent?
A. 35° 52’ 45” B. 51° 39’ 00” C. 74° 21’ 11” D. 82° 36’ 12”
_____17. To measure distance on a Mercator chart between the parallels of Lat. 34° 30’ N and Lat. 31° 30’ N, which 30
mile scale should be used?
A. 33° 00’ to 33° 30’ B. 32° 30’ to 33° 00’ C. 32° 45’ to 33°15’ D. 32° 15’ to 32° 45’
_____18. You wish to measure the distance on a Mercator chart between a point in latitude 43° 30’ N and a point in
latitude 40° 30’ N. To measure 30 miles at a time, you should set the points of the dividers at ______.
A. 41° 30’ and 42° 00’ B. 41° 45’ and 42° 15’ C. 42° 00’ and 42° 30’ D. 42° 15’ and 42° 45’
_____19. The initial great circle course angle between Lat. 23° 00 S, Long. 42° 00’ W and Lat. 34° 00’ S,
Long. 18° 00’ E is 63.8°. what is the true course?
A. 063.8° T B. 116.2° T C. 243.8° T D. 296.2° T
_____20. For navigational purposes, each great circle on the earth has a length of ________________.
A. 3,600 miles B. 5,400 miles C. 12,500 miles D. 21,600 miles
_____21. From Lat. 07° 12’N, Long. 80° 00’W, to Lat. 47° 12’S, Long. 169° 18’E, the initial great circle course angle is
137.25°. how would you name this course?
A. N 137.25° E B. S 137.25° E C. N 137.25° W D. S 137.25° W
_____22. What is the relative bearing of an object sighted dead ahead?
A. 015° B. 090° C. 180° D. 360°
_____23. What is the relative bearing of an object dead astern?
A. 000° B. 090° C. 180° D. 270°
_____24. The only cylindrical projection widely used for chart navigation is the ______________.
A. lambert conformal B. Mercator C. azimuthal D. gnomonic
_____25. A Mercator chart is a ____________.
A. cylindrical projection B. simple conic projection C. polyconic projection D. rectangular projection
TEST II: PROBLEM SOLVING. SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS, CORRECT ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS MULTIPLIED BY 5.
1. BY PARALLEL SAILING. You depart Lat. 50° 06’ N, Long.153° 06’ E and steam 879 miles on course 090°. What is the
Long. Of arrival?
2. BY MERCATOR SAILING = You depart Lat. 32° 16.6’ N, Long. 068° 28’ W, sailing to position Lat. 43° 12.2’ N,
Long. 055° 39’ W. What is the course and distance as calculated by Mercator Sailing.
3. Determine the great circle distance and initial course from Lat. 12° 45.2’ N, Long. 124° 20.1’ E to Lat. 33° 48.8’ N,
Long.120° 07’ W.

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