Candidate’s Name:

Ports and Maritime Organization

Seafarer's Examination and Certification Directorate
Exam Code : SMCN
Subject: Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation & Met. Date:
Rank : Second Officer (GT>500) Time allowed: 3.0 Hrs
Use deviation card No .1, Tide table 2000, Chart No 2888, Nories Table, Variation as per chart.
Positions in the brackets are only for guidance and should not be used as actual position of symbols.
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Part A: Total marks (70 marks) (Pass mark : 45)

Q.1) From a vessel steering 065º(c) and speed of 12 knots, observes “Didamar” light (26º 28΄N 056º 32΄E)
to bear 335 (c) and “Bandar-e-Sirik” light FL(3)20s38m28M (26º 30΄N 057º 05.5΄E) to bear 065(c),
a) - Find Lat. & Long of the position obtained. (8 marks)

b) - From the position obtained find course to steer by compass and speed made good to a
position 15 miles East of “Port of Fujayrah” light Fl (5s)22M (25º 11΄ N 056º 21΄E), making
due allowance for a current estimated to be setting 150º(T) at 3 knots and for 5º leeway due to
strong Easterly gale. (12 marks)

Q.2) Vessel in position 5 miles North of “Ras sheikh masud” light house (26º 15.5΄ N 056º 13΄ E)
requires to reach position 5 miles North East of “Jazh-ye-Tonb-e bozorg" Lighthouse (26° 17' N
055° 17' E) (Fl 5s75m10M) , With speed of 15 Kts. After steaming for three hours “Jazh-ye-Tonb-e
bozorg” Lighthouse bearing taken to be 10º on port bow and its distance 18 miles.
Find the actual set and drift if during the passage, current was assumed to set 050º at rate
of 2.5 Knots and if 7º of leeway to be considered for Southerly wind. (20 Marks)

Q.3) Find the predicted time and height of HW and LW at Glasgow (ATT VOL.1) for the
raising AM time on 4th /April /2000. (15 Marks)

Q.4) Calculate initial and final courses and distance on Great Circle
from Otago in position: Lat 45 º 47΄ S , Long 170 º 45΄ E
to Callao in position : Lat 12 º 04΄ S , Long 077 º 14΄ W (15 Marks)

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

Q.5) - Discuss the condition favorable for the formation of convection and orographic cloud.
. (15 Marks)

Q.6) - Outline the information may obtain from synoptic charts. (15 Marks)