Conning

Question 0

What is variation?

Answer 0

The angular difference between magnetic and true north.

Question 1

What does the acronym TVMDC stand for?

Answer 1

True (direction, north) 
Variation 
Magnetic 
Deviation 
Compass (direction, degrees)  

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Question 2

What is deviation?

Answer 2

The angular difference between magnetic and compass north, as caused by proximity of ferrous object.

Question 3

When converting from true to compass direction, is eastern variation added or subtracted from the true (chart) direction?

Answer 3

Subtracted. East is least and West is best.

Question 4

What is the limerick to remember the operation utilized when putting true direction and variation together to come up with magnetic direction?

Answer 4

East is least and West is best.

Question 5

What is a range?

Answer 5

Two identifiable objects in a line. Man made such as Silver Islet or natural such as islands.

Question 6

When going from True to Compass direction, is it correcting or uncorrecting?

Answer 6

Uncorrecting. You correct to ‘make it’ True.

Question 7

When using range markers, how should you correct your course?

Answer 7

Pointing at the bottom range.

Question 8

When going from magnetic to true direction, what is the conversion called?

Answer 8

Correcting.

Question 9

Describe a West cardinal buoy.

Answer 9

YBY, flash 9 triangles pointing towards center.

Question 10

Describe a East cardinal buoy.

Answer 10

BYB flashing every 3 seconds. Safe water to East. Two triangles bases together.

Question 11

Sailing in the dark, you see a white light flashing every six seconds.

Answer 11

South cardinal buoy. YB. Two triangles pointing down. Safe water to south.

Question 12

On the chart you see Q(6)+L Fl 15 s What does that mean?

Answer 12

Quick six white flashes plus one long flash every 15 seconds.

Question 15

What is the difference between conning and navigation?

Answer 15

Conning is by eye on the water, navigation should be before you go out on the water, with a chart.

Question 16

What colour is a starboard buoy?

Answer 16

Red

Question 17

What colour is a port buoy?

Answer 17

Green

Question 18

What hazards are not written on charts?

Answer 18

Deadheads, currents, weather, whitewater, dams.

Question 19

What is piloting?

Answer 19

Navigating on small inland lakes and coastal waters. You will therefor always have aids because you will always be able to see land.

Question 20

How many degrees is west?

Answer 20

270

Question 21

If magnetic north lies to the east of true north, what is variation said to be?

Answer 21

Easterly

Question 22

If magnetic north lies to the west of true north, what is variation said to be?

Answer 22

Westerly

Question 23

Where/what is the lubbers line?

Answer 23

Direction you are heading. Parallel to boat centre. A reference line on the compass.

Question 24

What does 360* represent?

Answer 24

Nothing it doesn’t exist.

Question 25

What is the difference between a map and a chart?

Answer 25

Map is for land, chart is for water.

Question 26

What should you remember when installing a compass?

Answer 26

Parallel to lubbers line. Visible to captain. Well fastened.

Question 27

Where is the prime meridian? Why?

Answer 27

Greenwich. England was most powerful country.

Question 28

What is a meridian?

Answer 28

Longitude.

Question 29

Why can you use meridians to measure distance?

Answer 29

Because they are parallel to the equateur.

Question 30

How many nautical miles are in a minute of latitude?

Answer 30

1

Question 31

What size area does a large scale chart show?

Answer 31

Small area. Close up.

Question 32

What size area does a small scale chart show?

Answer 32

Large area.

Question 33

What do the letters TRS indicate?

Answer 33

Towers

Question 34

Variation is different for each: Area Boat Compass

Answer 34

Boat

Question 35

What is the purpose of a marine compass?

Answer 35

To help a boater find directions

Question 36

When a boat turns, the compass card...

Answer 36

Stays in place. It is gimballed to always point North, the boat moves around it.

Question 37

What is the maximum possible latitude North or South of the equator?

Answer 37

90*

Question 38

What are the imaginary lines parallel to the equator called?

Answer 38

Parallels of latitude.

Question 39

What component of the global grid?

Answer 39

The east-west component.

Question 40

What city does the prime meridian pass through?

Answer 40

Greenwich

Question 41

How are the lines of longitude named?

Answer 41

East or west of Greenwich to 180.

Question 42

What is latitude?

Answer 42

stuff

Question 43

What is longitude

Answer 43

stuff

Question 44

What is the scale used to measure distance of a Mercator chart?

Answer 44

The latitude scale.

Question 47

What side should you pass a white and red Fairway buoy?

Answer 47

Either. Port preferred.

Question 48

What does the limerick 'Red Right Returning' mean?

Answer 48

Keep red (starboard) buoys to the right (starboard) hand side of your boat when returning (entering into) a harbour.