CGQO Navigation

Question 1

There are 4 kinds of navigation: marine, air, space, and land. What are the 4 methods of determining position?

Answer 1

1. Piloting. 2. dead reckoning

3. electronic. 4. celestial.

Question 2

What are 2 kinds of compasses?

Answer 2

Magnetic & Gryrocompass

Question 3

A nautical mile measures….

Answer 3

One minute (or) 1/60th of a degree.

Question 4

What degree is the direction east?

Answer 4

90 degrees

Question 5

What degree is the direction south?

Answer 5

180 degrees

Question 6

What degree is the direction west?

Answer 6

270 degrees

Question 7

What degree is the direction north?

Answer 7

360 or 000 degrees

Question 8

Which latitude is the marker dividing east from west?

Answer 8

The prime meridian

Question 9

What two kinds of time are used at sea?

Answer 9

Local time & Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Question 10

Piloting means navigating without losing sight of…

Answer 10

Coastline and/or landmarks

Question 11

Dead reckoning depends on navigation and making calculations based on…

Answer 11

Last known position

Question 12

Three types of electronic navigation are…

Answer 12

Radar, satellite, and LORAN

Question 13

The angle that is the basis for all celestial navigation is called the…

Answer 13

“altitude”

Question 14

Relative bearings are based on a circle drawn around the ship. If the bow is 000 degrees the stern must be…

Answer 14

180 degrees