PACKAGE QUESTION LIST

UPT PUKP 03 - AKMI, Cirebon

Periode Paska Ulang 0412 AKMI (15 Dec 2017 - 16 Dec 2017)
ANT III -
Exam Code N-01-01 (Pasca) Level Function
1
Package Code A

Competency Plan and conduct a passage and determine position

Package Code N3.1.01-C

1. A ship is navigating in the Caribbean in August when it receives the warning of a Hurricane. To determine the centre of the
storm the Master uses "Buys Ballot's Law" and faces the wind. On what side of the Master would the low pressure area be
located?

a. On the right side

b. On the left side
c. Straight ahead
d. This is not a suitable method to use with a Hurricane

2. A ship's position is best plotted by bearings from

a. the radar of the nearest land

b. the radio direction finder
c. buoys close at hand
d. fixed known objects on the shore

3. A vertical sextant angle gives

a. the height of a bridge above sea level

b. a position line
c. a position circle
d. the ullage of a tank

4. Coastal radio navigational warnings are issued

a. by port and harbour authorities within their respective limits

b. by the meteorological department of that country
c. by the mercantile marine department of that country
d. by national broadcasting corporations

5. From the following data: Sextant altitude (LL): 38?12.4'; Index error : 3.0' on the arc; Corr'n for HE : 6.6'; Total corr'n for sun :
for UL -17.0' , for LL + 14.8. What is the true altitude of the Sun's Lower limb?

a. 38?30.8'
b. 38?17.6'
c. 37?45.8'
d. 38?23.6'

6. How can the error of the Gyro compass be determined?

 a. By taking a transit bearing with the gyro compass of two prominent fixed shore objects and
comparing it with the bearing of the same objects on the chart
b. By using any of the methods in the suggested answers
c. By comparing the course readout on the GPS with the gyro course steered
d. By taking the radar bearing of an object when the radar is on a compass stabilised mode and
comparing it with the bearing on the chart of the same object

7. If the strength of the wind is related to the pressure gradient and the space between the isobars, which of the following
statements is correct?

a. The closer the isobars are together the stronger will be the predicted wind
b. Strong winds are found in areas where the isobars are not close together
c. The pressure gradient is a measurement of the distance between the high and the low
pressures and is not associated with isobars
d. The wind force is related to the difference in pressures and blows directly between the centres
of high and the low pressure

8. In Loran C

a. the master and secondary stations transmits 8 pulses each

b. the master station transmits one long pulse and the secondary stations transmit 8 short pulses
each
c. the master station transmits 9 pulses and the secondary stations transmit 8 pulses each
d. the master station transmits 8 pulses and the secondary stations transmit 9 pulses each

9. In Mercator sailing

a. D'long / DMP = Tan course

b. Dep / D'long = Cos Course
c. DMP = D'long x Secant Course
d. DMP = D'lat x Secant Course

10. In the Beaufort Scale of Wind Force, what is the Beaufort number associated with the wind force known as a "Gale"? This
should not be confused with a "Near Gale" or "Strong Gale"

a. Eight (8)
b. Nine (9)
c. Seven (7)
d. Ten (10)

11. Is the location of the Compass Binnacle critical?

a. Yes, for the reasons stated in all of the suggested answers

b. Yes, it should be on the fore and aft centreline of the ship
c. Yes, it should be away from all electrical power cables
d. Yes, it should be sited on a non-metallic base if possible

12. Plotting position using the method of a running fix is used when

a. three bearing position lines are available of different objects

b. only one bearing line is available
c. two bearing lines from two different objects are available
d. a bearing and distance off a navigational mark is available

13. The azimuth of a body whose LHA is 195? will be

 a. westerly
b. easterly
c. northerly
d. southerly

14. The compass binnacle on the ship has various specific functions, which of the following answers reflect its most important
functions

a. All of the answers provided

b. Houses the corrective magnets
c. Houses the soft iron correctors
d. Provides a non-magnetic housing for the compass

15. The Decca green zone has

a. 18 lanes
b. 24 lanes
c. 30 lanes
d. 72 lanes

16. The DMP between latitude 20? 30' N and latitude 10? 15' S is

a. 1863.07
b. 634.77
c. 1248.92
d. 614.15

17. The gyro compass can suffer from a compass error and may need to be allowed for, when steering a course in a dangerous
navigational area. What is the probable cause of the error?

a. An uncorrected course and speed error

b. Variation
c. Compass Deviation
d. Fluctuations in the electrical supply to the compass

18. The SHA of star "VEGA" to the nearest minute is

a. 137?18'
b. 96?37'
c. 80?47'
d. 90?52'

19. What are the main components causing the magnetic compass to require a regular evaluation and compass correction?

a. Permanent and induced magnetism in the ships structure

b. The change in the position of the magnetic pole causing annual changes in the variation
c. Deviation and Variation
d. The continual changes of courses steered by the ship

20. What are the required data inputs into most gyro compasses to reduce any possible compass error?

a. Latitude and Speed

b. Deviation and Variation
c. Maximum helm angle and rolling period
d. All of the data in the suggested answers

21. What are the two parts of the magnetic compass error?
 a. Variation and Deviation
b. Permanent and induced magnetism
c. The latitude and longitude
d. West and East errors

22. What is the correct understanding of the term "Isobar"?

a. An "Isobar" is a line joining places of equal pressure

b. An "Isobar" is a line joining places of equal temperature
c. An "Isobar" is the line showing the direction of the predicted path of a hurricane
d. An "Isobar" is the line of the cold front in a frontal depression

23. What is the correct understanding of the term "Lapse Rate" when used in Meteorology?

a. The change of the temperature in the atmosphere with height above sea level
b. The rate of increase of the wind associated with a Tropical Revolving Storm
c. The delay in temperature reduction associated with the wet bulb thermometer of a hygrometer
d. The change in the temperature associated with the passing of the warm front of a frontal
depression

24. What is the depth of an iceberg below the surface of the sea?

a. The draught of an iceberg varies with the type of berg and its age
b. The depth of an iceberg below the surface is always about one sixth of its total depth
c. The draught of an iceberg is about the same as the visible part of the iceberg above the water
d. The draught of an iceberg is normally about 3/4 of its total depth

25. What is the direction of wind associated with an anticyclone (area of high pressure) in the Northern Hemisphere?

a. Clockwise around the high pressure

b. Anticlockwise around the high pressure
c. Straight towards the centre of the anticyclone
d. Directly away from the centre of the anticyclone towards the nearest Low pressure

26. What is the weather associated with being in the centre of an Anticyclone (a region of High Pressure)?

a. Light winds and fair weather, sometimes fog

b. Strong winds but with very little rain
c. Strong winds and heavy rain
d. Persistent rain and very humid weather

27. What is understood by the term "Dew point" of the air?

a. The temperature at which condensation in the air forms into water droplets
b. The temperature of the water vapour in a cloud
c. The "Dew Point" is the point at the centre of an Anticyclone
d. All of the suggested answers

28. What will be the d?long for departure of 66.5? when the ship is on m?lat of 29 degrees N

a. 137?
b. 76?
c. 36.8?
d. 77.0?

29. When the temperature of the air increases with height it is known as a "Temperature Inversion" and may influence the
 performance of some instruments on the ship. What should the bridge Officer of the Watch be prepared to happen?

a. Abnormal ranges of VHF RT and Second Trace Returns on the radar

b. The GPS may give errors of position because of interference of incoming signals from the
satellites
c. The radar will be show abnormal sea clutter as the pulse is trapped by the inversion
d. The bearings obtained from the Directional Finder (DF) will not be as accurate as normal

30. Which of the following methods do you think will give the most accurate ship?s position?

a. Doubling angle on the bow

b. One bearing and distance of one object
c. Two distances off two objects subtending an angle of about 90 degrees
d. A three point bearing