Candidate’s Name:

Ports and Maritime Organization (BB)

Seafarers' Examination and Certification Directorate
Exam Code : SMCN – 93 4(BB)
Subject: Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation & Meteorology. Date: 1393.06.25
Rank : Second Officer (GT>500 ) Time allowed: 3.0 Hrs
Use deviation card No 1, Tide table 2000 , Chart No 2887, Nories Table, Variation as per chart.
Positions in the brackets are only for guidance and should not be used as actual position of symbols.

Part A : Total marks (70 marks) - (Pass mark 45 )

Q.1) - A vessel is in approach to the MINA RASHED PORT. Pilot request vessel to drop anchor
W to NW of MINA RASHED BREAK WATER (25º 16.8'N 55º 15.8'E) with minimum
distance of 10 NM.
Vessel obtains following bearing while at anchor:
a- East cardinal buoy ……… (25º 30.5' N 055 4.60' E) : 356º ( C )
b- North Cardinal Buoy……. (25º 17'.0 N 055 3.50' E) : 207º ( C )
c- Safe Water Mark ………... (25º 21.0' N 055 14.0' E) : 125º ( C )

Find the vessel position and deviation of the compass for the heading at the time of
obtaining bearings. (20M)

Q.2) - At 0600 hrs, Jazireh-ye Sirri light (FL 3 s 30m 10M) bore 110º (C) distance 10 miles.
The vessel steers 327º (C) at 12 kts and the tide is estimated to set 018º (T) at 2.4 kts.
a) - Find her DR and EP at 0830 hrs? (10M)

b) - If Jazireh-ye-Kish Racon (O) bore 312º (T) distance 5.0 miles, what was the true
set and drift and rate of current? (10M)

Q.3) - Find the Standard Time and height of HW and LW at Brodick bay (ATT.Vol.I ) for
AM rising tide on August 1st 2000 .
(15M)

Q.4) - Find the GC distance and the initial course between the following positions:
From: 41 º 40 ' S 175 º 25 ' E To: 07 º 00 N 080 º 50 ' W
(15M)

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Part B : Total marks (30 marks) - (Pass mark 15 )

Q.5) – Describe the weather associated with Anti-cyclone. (14M)

Q.6) - Describe the following terms:

a) - Anabatic wind (8M)
b) - Katabatic wind (8M)