NAV2 REVIEWER ASSESSMENT

PRELIM

1. What is the term used for making the gyroscope seek and settle north?
a. Damping
2. What is the term used for the tendency of any revolving body to uphold its plane of rotation?
a. Gyroscopic inertia
3. What type of error occurs if the center of gravity of the gyro is not exactly centered in the phantom?
a. Quadrantal error
4. The charted value of range of light is 258 degrees and observed gyro bearing of the lights is 260 degrees, what is
the gyro error?
a. 2 degrees W
5. What is the term sed for the movement of the gyro axis about the horizontal plane?
a. Drift
6. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
a. Earth’s revolution
7. Which of the following is a process of turning a gravity control gyroscope into a compass?
a. Damping
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the gyro compass?
a. It seeks magnetic north
9. What is this type of compass that is based on the interference of light which passes through a coil of optical
fiber?
a. FOG – Fiber optic
10. What is the unit of the gyro compass that discovers and maintains the true north reading with the help of
gyroscope?
a. Master Compass
11. Which of the following is not a requirement of a mechanical/ballistic gyrocompass?
a. It makes use of the sagnac effect
12. What is the term used for the reaction of a gyro compass to an applied force?
a. Precession
13. During a change in course or speed, the mercury in the ballistic is subjected to centrifugal and
acceleration/deceleration forces. What do you call this error introduced by changes of course or speed?
a. Ballistic damping error
14. What is the term used for the movement of the gyro axis about the vertical plane?
a. Tilt
15. What is the error caused by taking readings from the compass card when it is tilted from the horizontal plane?
a. Gimballing error
16. What is the term used to describe the deflection of the gyro compass needle away from the true north?
a. Gyrocompass error
17. What gyro compass error is produced when the ship is moving side to side due to heavy seas?
a. Rolling error

18. What is the error of the gyro that is corrected internally by offsetting the lubber’s line or with a small movable
weight that is attached to the casing of the gyro?
a. Latitude error
19. What is the component of the gyro compass that makes a continuous record of the maneuvering on a moving
strip of paper?
a. Course recorder
20. What is the category of a chart with a scale of 1:80,000?
 a. Coast chart
21. A Mercator chart is what type of chart projection?
a. Cylindrical
22. What is considered as a great circle chart?
a. Gnomonic chart
23. If gyro course is 250 degrees and true course is 252 degrees T, what is the gyro error?
a. 2 E
24. Which of the following is the representation of part of the ocean for use in navigation, and gives the depth of
the water, nature of bottom and brief particulars of navigational aids?
a. Chart
25. Which of the following is an imaginary line on the surface of the earth that intersects all meridians at the same
angle?
a. Rhumb line
26. Which of the following does not describe a streaming error?
a. The error is eastward on all northerly courses
27. If gyro course is 345 degrees and gyro error is 2 degrees E, what is the true course?
a. 347 degrees T
28. What do you call a chart with a scale of 1:45,000?
a. Harbor chart
29. Which is not a characteristic of a Mercator projection?
a. The great circles appear as straight lines
30. What is this method used in the gyrocompass in which a force is applied in the horizontal plane which results in
the precession in the vertical plane?
a. Damping in tilt
31. Which among the following factors causes ballistic error?
a. Rapid change in course and speed of ship
32. Which nautical charts are intended for coastwise navigation outside of outlying reefs and shoals?
a. General charts
33. What do you call a chart with a natural scale of 1:160,000?
a. General chart
34. Which of the following contains a list of navigational charts or enumeration of navigational charts, sometimes
with index charts indicating their extent of coverage?
a. Chart catalogue
35. What is the term used to indicate that there is an error existing between the indicated heading and the lubber’s
line of the compass?
a. Alignment error
36. What is the error that occurs when there is a marked change in the north-south component of the speed of the
vessel?
a. Ballistic deflection error
37. Which of the following is the ration of a given distance on the chart to the actual distance on the earth?
a. Chart scale
38. How would you describe an error of a compass which is damped in tilt?
a. It always settles east of the meridian and above the horizon in northern hemisphere
39. What chart projection is used in the vast majority of nautical charts for navigational purposes?
a. Mercator projection
40. What is the instrument used to measure distances on a nautical chart?
a. Divider
41. Which statement about a gnomonic chart is correct?
a. Parallels except the equator appear as curved lines
 42. Which of the following is a weekly publication advising mariners of important matters affecting navigational
safety?
a. Notice to mariners
43. What is the approximate circumference of the earth’s surface at the equator?
a. 24,901 miles
44. One nautical mile is how many meters?
a. 1852 meters
45. In which of the following sources could you find the number of the chart of a certain geographic area?
a. Chart catalogue
46. What is the polar circumference of the earth in kilometers?
a. 40,008 km
47. Distances on the chart is measured on the latitude scale. One minute of latitude is equal to how many mile/s?
a. One mile
48. The depth of the water as indicated on the chart is 32 meters. This is equal to how many fathoms?
a. 17.5 fathoms
49. The scale of the chart is given as 1:5,000,000. What does this mean?
a. 1 inch is equal to 5,000,000 inches on the earth’s surface.
50. A vessel on course 180 degrees sailed form latitude 20 degrees N and arrived in latitude 10 degrees N. How far
did the vessel sail?
a. 600 nm

MIDTERM

1. The Following error is not affecting the performance of ECDIS?

- Compass Error
2. The anti-grounding chart information is most reliably related to.
- Nature of seabed
3. It is a device used in marine navigation that is integrated to GPS with an electronic navigation chart.
- RADAR
4. What is the function of the hot key F1 and F2 in ECDIS “route planning procedure”?
- Change the chart scale
5. In-charge of publishing an official data for electronic chart of the maritime nations.
- International Hydrographic office
6. Which of the following defines a brief particular of an external aid to navigation?
- Landmarks
7. How can you determine that a nautical chart is safe to be use in navigation?
- It is a Mercator chart projection, new edition chart, the chart is corrected of the latest corrections. All the
information is conveyed accurately.
8. Which of the following is the correct definition of the acronym “ARCS”?
- Admiralty Raster chart service
9. When does the alarm signal of ECDIS will sound?
- Infringes the safety contour line
10. What nautical publication will you show to the ISM auditor depicting the latest chart correction you undertake?
- The chart catalogues
11. What mode of chart display is approximately suitable at 2000-2400H navigational watch?
- Night mode display
12. Which of the following navigational equipment is integrated to ECDIS with alarm system in cases a target is lost?
- GPS
13. They are responsible for standardizing the chart objects for ECDIS?
- International Hydrographic Office
14. What is the navigational System having the ability to read digital data?
- Electronic chart display of information system
15. It is a grid map that is created by scanning the original paper chart same as the exact copy of the card?
- Raster navigational chart
16. How does the light house can be reliable to navigation?
- By taking a compass bearing and distance
17. How can you compensate the dissimilarities of the info between your visual observation and the charted
characteristics of the lighthouse?
- Inform the nearest coast radio station
18. It is a data gathered in many ways from different sources use in compilation and maintenance of the chart.
- Hydrographic source data
19. What is the 1st procedure in ECDIS route planning?
- Plan the route
20. What possible to happen when the signal from the GPS is intercepted?
- GPS alarm signal will sound
21. Where all the chart data is arranged in one layer and having one format?
- Raster chart display system
22. What is the most indispensable chart information should the Master consider to have a good holding round
prior dropping her anchor?
- Nature of the bottom
23. Which of the following ECDIS procedure in route planning comes right after changing the scale of the chart?
- Activate the route
24. The system (SENC) digital hydrographic data, dealing more with different graphical objects and symbol is
referring to.
- S-57
25. It is identically called as vector maps in which all data is stored as an individual element.
- Electronic navigational chart
26. Which type pf chart is most reliable in transiting Singapore Vessel TSS?
- Large scale chart
27. What factor is affecting the coastline of ENC and the radar image do not necessarily match?
- When the radar image is super imposed in ECDIS
28. What data (ENC) display aspect, color tolerance which is allowed to display refers to.
 - S-52
29. The TIDES consider as one of the essential chart information is most effective and reliable source for the safety
of any ships while in port in relation to.
- Mooring ropes
30. Which of the following is the valid reason about IMO Resolution A817 (19) and MSC 232 (82) is directed to?
- Compliance with the IMO performance standard for ECDIS system

1. What does an OOW expect from ECDIS when her ETA had exceeded its limit?
- ECDIS will not cause an alarm
2. How define and true is the operational function of ECDIS?
- The Electronic Chart Display of Information System has the ability to read digital data
3. What is 40 hours in connection to the ECDIS?
- It is the required ECDIS training for OOW to satisfy the IMO STCW standards
4. Which of the following is equal to the other name of Electronic Navigation Chart (ENC)?
- Vector Charts
5. How do you define a Raster chart?
- It is purely scanned and passive image of a paper chart
6. Under what specific SOLAS Convention had mandated all ships to carry an adequate and up to date chart
necessary for the intended voyage
- SOLAS chapter V
7. What is System Electronic Navigational Chart?
- It is the database created by an ECDIS
8. The ff are the various navigational system designed to satisfy the regulatory requirements of the IMO/SOLAS
standards except
- ECS
9. What is meant by this chart symbol?
- Anchor restriction area/ Anchorage area
10. What is coastline?
- It is a boundary line separating between land and sea or ocean
11. Admiralty Chart color and its meaning.
- What color does this color imply? = Green, affected by tides
- This color signifies= Blue shallow waters
- What is meant by this color= White, deep water route
- What is this color stands for? = Buff, land area
12. Solving for the dipping distance of a light
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13. What is the characteristics of an Isophase light?
- Period of light is equal to darkness
14. What is the type of light observe by the look-out and its abbreviation depicted on the chart In which it should be
the same?
- (Continuous steady light)
- Answer: It is a fix light abbreviated by the letter “F”
15. Which of the following chart info means the “drying heights”?

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16. What do you call this level or point of tide reference?
This is the point or level from which the ht. of tide is measured.
- Answer: Chart datum
17. The charted height of the lighthouse is measured from which tidal level reference?
- M.H.W.S
18. Iso.6s60m.24M
Which is not correct?
- Answer: The light can be seen within 60 miles away.
19. Tidal diamond- indicate the direction and speed of tidal stream
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20. The position of the moon pr planet when it is 90 degrees from the sun a s viewed from the earth is called
‘quadrature’ configuration. What type of tide we have?

= Neap Tide

21. Which of the ff light characteristic’s description on the chart is not define?
- Location

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22. What tide is produced when these 3 celestial bodies horizontally align with each other?
- Earth > Moon> Sun
- Answer: Higher high and lower low
23. Which of the ff statement rationalize the correct definition of a ‘stand tide’?
- A period when there are no significant changes in the level of tide
24. What chart symbol is shown adjacent to this wreck to inform and warn ships
about its improper placement?
- Position approximate
25. Which chart symbol on the chart best describe a partially submerge ship?
- Wreckage

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26. What do you think is the color of light emitted by this cardinal buoys’ seamark?
- Answer: White

27. Answer: is equal to geographical range

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28. Safe route plan, proper look out, ship maneuvering= PASSAGE PLAN
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29. What is 10nm. Distance a light is visible off an observer?
- Nominal or charted range
30. What is 8’E correction shown in compass rose 4 degrees W 2015 (8’E) related to the magnetic variation value in
this locality?
- Answer: Increasing 8’ annually

31. Which of the following defines a brief particular of an external aid to navigation?
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32. All of this gathered information is a component in preparing a route passage of which of the following stages?
- Answer: Planning
 - Largest scale charts being used.  Charts corrected up to latest NM received
Ship courses to be marked on charts in 360-degree notation, and checked against actual course.
- Distances between WPs marked. DTG and “waypoint co-ordinates” are marked at each waypoint.
- Waypoints entered into all electronic navigation equipment/ ETA for each way point to be calculated
- Hazards, no-go and dangerous areas to be marked on charts including harbour charts /pilotage waters
- Bearing and distance from alteration points marked.

33. What is a chart seabed abbreviation for blue?

- Answer: bu
34. Which of the ff NP you need in updating the chart?
- Notice to mariners
35. A line that joins points of equal elevation (height) above a given level, such as mean sea level.
- Contour lines
36. This one minute of LAT. Is also equal to how many miles? (45 degrees and 15 minutes)
- One mile
37. What is the meaning of chart symbol ‘ED’?
- Existing doubtful
38. A light in which its total duration of light is shorter than its darkness
- It is a flashing light abbreviated by the letter “FL”
39. What is the range at which a white can be seen? (FL W R 10/6M)
- Answer is 10 miles
40. What do you call the period of light that is longer than its darkness?
- Occulting light
41. In dropping her anchor, which of the ff factor must be first significantly consider among the others?
- The seabed nature
42. The light emitted more than 50 and less than 80 flashes per minute
- Quick flashing light
43. Define as the maximum distance at which a light can be seen within the visibility of 10 nm.
- Nominal range
44. Diurnal Tide= One low, one high
- Semidiurnal tide= two high water and two low water each day
- Mixed tide= one high, one low water
45. Current direction= SET
- Current speed= Drift

What are lines that join points of equal elevation above a given level such as mean sea level?

-Contour lines

Distances on the chart is measured on the latitude scale.One minute of latitude is equal to how many mile/s?

-one mile

What is the type of tide when only a single high and single low water occurs in a day?

-Diurnal

What is this stage in passage planning which consists of gathering and contemplating all information relevant to the
voyage?

-appraisal
Fl W G 12/8M is the characteristic shown on the chart. What is the range at which the white light is seen?

-8miles

What chart information should the Master consider prior to dropping her anchor?

-Nature of the bottom

Information for updating nautical charts is primarily found in which of the following publications?

-Notice to Mariners

What defines a Quick Light?

-A light that has more than 30 and less than 50 flashes per minute

Which of the following defines a brief particular of an external aid to navigation?

-Landmarks

Blue is represented on the chart as?

-Bl

What is the correct term for the numbers on the green areas of the chart which are sometimes covered and sometimes
not?

-drying height

What do you call the level from which the height of tide is measured?

-charted depth

The charted heights of land structures are measured from where?

-MHWS

When the moon and the sun are in quadrature with the earth, what are the tides are produced?

-Neap tides

What do you call the tides with higher high and lower low?

-Spring tides

What is the correct term for the period in which there is no sensible change in the level of tide?

-Stand

What is used to determine the intended route, potential hazards, measures for safe passages and control over the safe
navigation of the ship?

-passage plan

Chart abbreviation 4degrees E 2015 (8’W) is indicated in compass rose. What does it tell about the magnetic variation?

-The magnetic variation is increasing 8 minutes annually.

Which term refers to the direction a current is flowing?

-Set
Which of the following chart symbols indicate the direction and speed of tidal streams?

-Tidal Diamonds

What is the meaning of this symbol? (anchor nga my X)

-anchorage prohibited

What is the correct term for the line that the land and the sea or ocean?

-coastline

Shallow water areas on the chart are represented by which color?

-Blue

Using 2.08 as the constant, what is the dipping distance of the light, if its height is 14 meters and the height of eye of the
observer is 10 meters?

-14.4 miles

What does the abbreviation PA on the chart mean?

-Position Approximate

A light has the following characteristic: (Iso.6s60m24M). Which of the following is not a correct description of the light?

-it has a nominal range of 24 miles

The nominal or charted range indicated on the chart is based on how many miles of visibility?

-10nm

Which of the following is the maximum distance at which a light can be seen in weather conditions where visibility is
10nm?

-nominal range

What is the description of a light that flashes from 50 to 79 flashes per minute?

-Quick

What is the correct chart abbreviation for a light that shows 80 to 159 flashes per minute?

-VQ

Fl(4) WRG 20s 23m 25M – If this is the characteristic of the light shown on the chart, what is its luminous range?

-25 miles

Which of the following are the information displayed on an ECDIS?

-Hydrographic data, RADAR targets, ARPA vectors

Which of the following is not an advantage of ECDIS?

-It can determine true bearing and distance between two geographical ponts

Which of the following navigation instruments could not be interfaced wit ECDIS?

-Automatic Identification System

One of the organizations that set specific standards for ECDIS is IEC. What is the meaning of IEC?

-International Electrotechnical Commission

Which of the following cases will NOT cause an alarm on the ECDIS?

-When it extends the ETA limit

ECDIS must have the capability to preserve the record of the track for how many hours back?

-12 hours

What is the database created by an ECDIS from the ENC data?

-System electronic navigational chart

How many hours is the required ECDIS training for OOW to satisfy the IMO STCW standards?

-40 hours

Which unit of measure for depth is used on ECDIS?

-meters

Which of the following courses provide the knowledge and skills necessary to fully utilize the features of ECDIS?

-IMO Model Course 1.27

Which of the following is the best description of a Raster-scan chart data?

-It is a digitized picture of a chart in one format and one layer

Which of the following IMO regulations must ECDIS comply for it to qualify as an alternative to the paper chart?

-Regulations V/19 and V/27 of SOLAS Convention

Which of the following the primary function of ECDIS?

-It contributes to safe navigation

The specifications of ECDIS consist of a set of interrelated standards from which organizations?

-IMO, IHO and IEC

“All ships shall carry adequate and up-to-date charts… necessary for the intended voyage.” This is contained in what
chapter of the SOLAS Convention?

-Chapter V

Electronic Navigational Charts are also known as what type of charts?

-Vector charts

Which of the following is purely a scanned and passive image of a paper chart?

-Raster chart

description of an electronic navigational chart (ENC)?

-It is issued by a national hydrographic authority designed to satisfy the regulatory requirements of chart carriage.

Which of the following is not designed to satisfy the regulatory requiremnets of the IMO/SOLAS standards?
-ECS

What does “ECDIS” mean?

-Electronic chart display and information system

FINALS
Which type of buoy corresponds to the given light characteristics which is Q (3) or VQ (3)?

-East cardinal buoy

What type of sea mark or buoy is placed close to a shipwreck having its mast protruded over the surface of the water
and considered dangerous to navigation?

-Isolated danger marking sea buoy

What type of cardinal buoy whereas both of its apex points is arranged in an opposite direction pointing to the north
and south

-East cardinal buoy

How true is the South cardinal buoy light characteristic?

-Q (6) or VQ (6)

How true is an oblate spheroid is relation to the actual shape of the earth?

-The earth’s rotation is causing the shifting of its mass from both poles directly towards the equator.

This sea mark can be distinguish from other sea marks by its top mark consisting of two black spheres having one or
more red horizontal band.

-Isolated danger mark

What course of action should you take as an OOW while steering on course 090 degrees T and sighted a white light
flashing quick and very quick uninterrupted?

-Alter course to port

The most common way to described the direction in relation to the Earth surface is by the use of a navigational
instrument which of the following?

-Compass

How does a gyro compass find the true north?

-As determine by the axis of the earth’s position

What is the band color of a North cardinal buoy?

-Black above yellow

What force that is shifting to the center of the earth as it spins around the sun causing to bulge on both sides from the
equator?

-Centrifugal force
What message or information does a buoy having a top mark of two black spheres you visually sighted as an OOW?

-it signify a danger or hazard within the area

The period of the Earth’s rotation relative to the sun in 24 hours is called.

-Apparent solar day

It indicates the entrance to any port and used as the demarcation between open and confine water.

-Safe water mark

What is the condition of the Earth’s rotation?

-Tilted position about 23 degrees and 27 minutes

What nautical publication will you show to the ISM auditor depicting the latest chart correction you undertake?

-Notices to Mariners

What is the light rhythm of the “Port Hand Mark” of the lateral mark in Region ”A”?

-Any apart from composite group flash (2+1)

The Region “B” of the AILA Maritime Buoyage System comprises of the following countries except

-New Zealand

Which country is not included in the AILA Maritime Buoyage System Region “A”?

-Japan

How can you distinguish a West cardinal buoy entering an inland waterway?

-The apex point of the top mark is pointing with each other.

Type of seamark that is used in conjunction with the compass indicating the best and safest navigable water.

-Cardinal mark

Which type of chart is most reliable in transmitting the Singapore Vessel Traffic Separation Scheme?

-Large scale chart

Type of seamark of the AILA Maritime Buoyage System indicating which side of the waterway is to be followed?

-Lateral mark

It is the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth’s axis rotation meets the surface except

-Geographical pole

What course of action should you appropriately take as on OOW in position that is head on a North cardinal buoy on
course 180 degrees?

-Change course passing east of the north cardinal buoy

Which is the safest route to pass to an Eastbound vessel having the distance of 4 miles head on West cardinal buoy in a
narrow channel?

-Pass south of the West cardinal buoy

Under the IALA-B Buoyage System, what is the color of the buoy on the port side when entering from seaward?
-Green

Under the IALA-A System, what is the color of the buoy on the starboard side when entering from seaward?

-Green

Which color combinations would indicate a Safe Water Mark?

-Red and White vertical stripes

What is the color of the buoys that indicate areas used for special purposes?

-Yellow

What is the publication that gives detailed information regarding lighted navigational aids and fog signals?

-Light List