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OUPV (6-pack), General Navigation (quiz 2, 20 questions)

posted by CrankyCronos on Jan 27

What is the characteristic of a rhumb line?





The lubber's line on a magnetic compass indicates _________.





Distance along a track line is measured on a Mercator chart by using the _________.





The loran lines drawn on navigation charts represent _________.





The only cylindrical chart projection widely used in navigation is the _________.





If a magnetic compass is not affected by any magnetic field other than the earth's, which statement is true?





Conventional anchors are least likely to hold in a bottom consisting of _________.





on a mercator chart, 1 natical mile is equal to





The difference between the heights of low and high tide is the _________.





A "full service" Loran-C receiver will provide _________.





If a chart indicates the depth of water to be 6 fathoms and your draft is 6.0 feet, what is the depth of the water under your keel?





What information is not found in the chart title?





The revision date of a chart is printed on which area of the chart?





Chart legends printed in capitol letters show that the associated landmark is _________.





A sufficient amount of chain must be veered when anchoring a vessel to ensure _________.





The annual change for variation for an area can be found in _________.





On charts of U.S. waters, a magenta marking is not used for marking a _________.





Your vessel goes aground in soft mud. You would have the best chance of refloating it on the next tide if it grounded at _________.





What does not contribute to the commercial GPS receiver position error?





NIMA charts are adopting the metric system. In order to change a charted depth in meters to feet you should use the conversion table found _________.







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OUPV (6-pack), General Navigation (quiz 1, 20 questions)

posted by CrankyCronos on Jan 27

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