Shipboard Training Enhancement (BSMT)
Assessment No. 1
Week 1 – Navigation Tools, Instruments and Equipment
Control No. W1A1-026B
INSTRUCTION: DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. On your Answer Sheet, write the
LETTER of your choice in BLOCK LETTERS. TIME LIMIT: 30 minutes
1. In northerly courses, the gyro compass is slighted deflected to the ________ of the true meridian.
A. north
B. south
C. west
D. east
2. Which ECDIS parameter sets the contour line above which a vessel can navigate without any water depth
concern?
A. Shallow contour setting
B. Safety contour setting
C. Deep contour setting
D. Safety depth setting
3. Who among the following personnel ensures that the standard compass error is determined at least once per
duty watch and after any major alteration of course?
A. The Master
B. Chief Engineer
C. Officer on duty
D. Rating on duty
4. Which navigation equipment displays the position of the ships in the vicinity, and can calculate the tracked
objects’ course, speed and CPA?
A. ARPA
B. ECDIS
C. LORAN
D. RADAR
5. Which RADAR classification has a high frequency and is used for a sharper image and better resolution?
A. 9 Ghz
B. 406 Mhz
C. X-band
D. S-Band
6. Which unit of the gyro compass receives and indicates the true direction transmitted electrically from the
master compass?
A. Course recorder
B. Repeater compass
C. Magnetic compass
D. none of the above
7. Which imaginary line around the earth passes through both the north pole and north magnetic pole, at any
point on which a compass needle points to true north?
A. Agonic lines
B. Isogonic lines
C. Line of apsides
D. Magnetic flux line
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Shipboard Training Enhancement (BSMT)
Assessment No. 1
Week 1 – Navigation Tools, Instruments and Equipment
8. What is the regulated color that represents the compass rose on a Mercator chart?
A. Red
B. Blue
C. Black
D. Magenta
9. Which of the following is NOT correct concerning deviation?
A. It varies with ship’s head.
B. It can change as large metal objects are moved about the ship.
C. Deviation cannot be compensated for but can be eliminated.
D. Deviation card is used to provide the value of deviation for every 15 of ship’s head.
10. If the magnetic lines of force coincide with the earth’s __________, a magnetic compass would always seek
true north and would thus display true direction.
A. Latitude
B. Meridian
C. Longitude
D. Magnetic force
11. Along which lines on the earth's surface does the declination have the same constant value?
A. Isogonic lines
B. Magnetic flux line
C. Agonic lines
D. Line of upsides
12. Which navigational instrument is based on a fast-spinning disc and the rotation of the earth to find
geographical direction automatically?
A. Auto-Pilot
B. Gyrocompass
C. Magnetic compass
D. Radio direction finder
13. Which instrument is installed on a ship to continuously record vital information related to the operation of a
vessel?
A. Echo sounder
B. Speed Log recorder
C. GPS
D. VDR
14. What shape is required under COLREGs for a vessel not under in command?
A. A ball–diamond–ball in a vertical position
B. Two balls in a vertical position
C. A cone apex together
D. A diamond shape
15. Which of the following provides improved location accuracy from the 15-meter nominal GPS accuracy to about
1–3 cm?
A. Voyage date recorder
B. Course recorder
C. Differential GPS
D. LRIT
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Shipboard Training Enhancement (BSMT)
Assessment No. 1
Week 1 – Navigation Tools, Instruments and Equipment
16. In observing the compass error, which of the following choices is INCORRECT?
A. Observed compass error should be used to check the accuracy of the deviation card.
B. Each time the vessel is placed on a new course, the navigator should take the earliest opportunity to
establish the compass error for that course.
C. On long passages when the vessel is on the same course for long periods of time, the
compass error should be checked at least once per day.
D. Relieving officers should personally satisfy themselves regarding the errors of gyro- & magnetic
compasses.
17. How frequent must the magnetic compass be adjusted according to Regulations?
A. Every 5 years
B. Every 6 months
C. Every year
D. As required
18. Which of the following is otherwise known as a “dumb compass” without a directive element, suitably mounted
and provided with vanes to permit observation of relative bearings?
A. Pelorus
B. Gyrocompass
C. Gyro repeater
D. Magnetic compass
19. In correcting a magnetic compass, which magnet induces magnetism on the horizontal soft iron?
A. Flinders Bar
B. Heeling magnet
C. Quadrantal spheres
D. Athwart ship magnets
20. An up-to-date deviation card is used to reduce true bearings to compass bearings. Which of the statements is
FALSE?
A. When converting true to compass, first apply variation to obtain magnetic course and then apply
deviation for that magnetic course to obtain a compass course.
B. Apply westerly and easterly variation compass to true - add west and deduct east.
C. Deviation is vessel-specific and also varies dependently on the vessel’s heading.
D. Readings are usually taken at 30-degree intervals from 000 and 360 degrees.
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