CHARTWORK

Question 1

1. List 8 Admiralty publications that can be used for Appraisal when passage planning (8)

Answer 1

Chart catalogue
Navigation charts
Sailing directions/Pilot books
List of Radio Signals
List of Lights and Fog signals
Tide Tables
Ocean passages for the world
Routeing charts

Question 2

2. State 10 items of information useful for planning that can be found in these publications (10)

Answer 2

VTS stations to call
Radio information required in report Requirements for pilots
Details of navigation lights
Height of tide for port entry Recommended routes
Radar conspicuous objects for position fixing Predominant wind for ocean crossing
Port facilities
Location of Pilot boarding stations

Question 3

3. Explain what the following chart symbols mean and how that affects fixing the vessel’s position (6)

Question 4

Define variation

Answer 4

The angular difference between true north and the earths magnetic north. Variation is named east or west of true north