1.

A fathometer will:
I. Read actual depth of water.
II. Adjust automatically for temperature changes.
a. I only b. II only c. Both I and II d. Neither I nor II
2. A recording fathometer records which of the following?
a. depth of water against time base
b. Contour of bottom above the keel
c. Depth below keel against time base
d. Contour of bottom against distance base

3. What is the mark on a leadline indicating 4 fathoms?

a. Four knots b. No marking c. White linen rag d. Four strips of leather
4. What should you apply to a fathometer reading to determine the depth of the water?
a . Add the draft of the vessel c. Subtract the draft of the vessel
b. Add the seawater correction d. subtract the seawater correction
5. When operated over a muddy bottom, a fathometer may indicate:
a. shallow depth reading c. two depth readings
b. multiple depth reading d. a zero depth reading
6. The readings from most fathometers indicates the:
a. actual depth reading
b. actual depth of water below keel
c. average depth of water to soft bottom
d. depth of water below the water line to the sea bed
7. A transducer changes:
I. electrical energy into sound waves
II. sound waves into electrical energy
a. I only b. II only c. Both I and II d. neither I nor II
8. Which of the following factors is most likely to have an effect on the amount of gain required to
obtain a fathometer reading for depth?
a. type of bottom c. atmospheric pressure
b. salinity of water d. temperature of water
9. An electronic depth finder operates on the principle that:
a. radio signals reflect from a solid surface
b. sound waves travel at constant speed through water
c. pressure increases with depth
d. sound waves travel at multiple speed on ground
10. When using a depth finder in the open ocean, what phenomena is most likely to produce a
continuous trace that may not be from the actual ocean bottom?
a. all choices are correct
b. echoes from school of fish
c. echoes from deep scattering layer
d. poor placement of the transducer on the hull
11. The normal variation between actual depth of water and the indicated depth on the electronic depth
sounder due to water conditions is on the side of safety. This would not be in case when the water is:
a. fresh b. extremely cold c. unusually warm d. has high salinity
12. The speed of the sound through water is nearly always:
a. all choices are correct
b. faster than the speed of calibration for the fathometer
c. slower than the speed of calibration for the fathometer
d. the same as the speed of calibration for the fathometer
13. In modern fathometers, the sonic or ultrasonic sound waves are produced electrically by means of
a/ an:
a. transmitter b. transceiver c. amplifier d. transducer