2016 points points points points points points points Pir NAVIGATION ~ INSTRUMENTS Project KNVR/STC Course Apprentice Deck-Officer Location P.LT Palompon, Gymnasium Participants: Selected students Items 1. Course and distance run 28 Composite track 2. Compass Error 16 3. Celestial navigation (Sun) 26 4, Sextant 6 5. ECDIS 6 6. Radar 21 Valuation Total 100 Date April, week 14, 2016 Requirements : Stationary, calculator, dividers, parallel-raler, Assignments six Points 100 : Attachments Points of attention KNVRISTC For each question, the maximum eamed points are mentioned between brackets at the beginning of each question. Total number of points for this exam is 100 points. marked, invigilator. mobile devices during this exam will lead to failure of exam, (Based on tne 2007 Dutch exam, English version) Write clearly! Answers that are not readable are not marked and don’t get points! ‘Write with a blue or black pen (not pencil). Answers written with pencil will not be When finished submit the question paper, together with the answer scripts to the Any cheating/copying may result in an instant failing of the examination. Any use ofre Pir NAVIGATION - INSTRUMENTS 2016 KNVRISTC Assignment 1 (evaluation 25 points) Composite Track ‘A vessel is sailing from Los Angeles (United States of America ~ Pacific Zone) to ‘Manila (Philippines) as follows: 1.From waypoint 1 to waypoint 2 Rhurmbline / Loxodrome. 2.From waypoint 2. to waypoint 3 Great circle 3.From waypoint 3. to waypoint 4 Rhumbline / Loxodrome, 4.From waypoint 4 to waypoint 5 Rhumbline/ Loxodrome. Waypoint 1 = 33°40'.0N 118° 15’.0 W (lot station Los Angeles) Waypoint 2 33°40°.0N 140° 00".0 W Waypoint 3 = 20°00'.0N 121° 00".0B Waypoint 4 = 15°00".0N 118° 00°.0E Waypoint 5 = 14°10.0N 120° 50.0 E (Entrance to Bay of Manila) ‘The departure is set for 10 October 2005 at 04:00 hrs, BT (BT = ST) ‘The average groundspeed is expeoted to be 18 kn, Questions: @) a The grouad-course from Waypoint 1 to Waypoint 2 is 270° Explain this (5) b. Calculate the total distance. 3 Calculate the ETA at the entrance to Bay of Manila in ST (=waypoint 5). (3) 4. How many hours must the clock be adjusted over the whole trip and in what direction? (3) ¢ What has to be done with the date when crossing the date line? ) What is the time of departure in zone time (ZT)? (3) Explain with a clear sketch the difference between the great-circle and the composite track, (Besed on the 2007 Dutch exam, English version) eePI IT NAVIGATION ~ INSTRUMENTS 2016 KNVRISTC Assignment 2 (valuation 16 points) ‘ompass correction: Data: Star Shaula Position 10° 20.0N 096" 06.9 EW Date 23 September 1989 Time 23:10 BT (BT =UTC— 06:00hr) At the same time the headings on the Gyro- and Magnetic compass are read: Gyro compass 161° Magnetic compass: 182° From the chart + variation 24° 42" W 1985 (7"E) 22° 42! W 1985 (7'E) Questions: Q a Mention two reasons why we prefer an azimuth taken from a celestial body when it setting or rising above the horizon. (7) b. Calculate the total torreetion (to) (3). — Caleulate the Deviation, @) 4. Theheight of the star will increase or decrease? (2). Mention another method to ascertain the corrections of the compasses. 2 (@asedon the 2007 Dutch exam, English version)PIT NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS 2016 KNVRISTC Assignment 3 (valuation 23 points) Celestial navigation Sailing on the North-Atlantic Ocean, March 26, 1989, the following observations of thie sun were taken. Data: I observation 12:00 BT (BT=UTC - 00:30) UTC 12:32:01 True bearing= 1619 AH=+1.2" 2 observation: ‘14:00 BT (BT -00:30) UTC 14:27:58 @ Hi=36" 00.0" Dead reckoning $4°462N__ 020° 38.3 Wat about 12:00 BT. Date 26 March 1989 Height of eye 21m Course (ground) 095" Speed (ground) 15 knots Index correction VS Questions: (3) a AHat2™ observation. (3) b. True bearing of the sun at 2" observation. (5). The construction of the MPP for 14:00 BT. (3) 4. The SUN-correction of OCT-MAR is bigger then in the period of APR-SEP. Explainthis. —* (3) e. Thecorrection for SD (semi diameter) | 1) Alplerate ete ers when the lower limb of the sun(@) | 3! Sihedar (38 NS is taken is positive, Explain this with | 4 Diphda 22 | up S the help of a sketch § Achernar 6 | 338 | S.57 3) & Explain why astarfix usually willbe] $ om ae ey sie ‘more accurate than a fix obtained by & Menkar 28 jis Neg the sun 9 Mirfak 19 N50 5 ee eee ts 10 Aldebaran brat | Nia6 6) é cplain with the table shown : oh ‘which star isthe brightest. n) Re oe eae 13 Bellaris ry 39 Ne 6 14 Bluath | r8 279 Nias ‘Rased on te 2007 Dutch exam, Enaiah version)PIT NAVIGATION- INSTRUMENTS — 2016 KNVR/STC Assignment 4 (valuation 6 points) Instruments ‘Sextant Given: Left Right Are of the sextant Micrometer drum of the sextant Questions: @)& _Usethe above figures on the left ~ What is the index-correction? Q) b ‘Use the above figures on the right ~ What altitude is measured? Q) c. — Onabinocular you find 7 x 50. ‘What is the meaning of “SO”. ‘Assignment 5 (valuation 6 points) An approved ECDIS can operate with ENC's as well as RNC's. (2) a ‘What does the term ECDIS mean? (2). b, An ECDIS can replace'a paper sea chart. Under what conditions is this permitted? (2). Onwhich chart datum must the GPS be set using ENC's? (Based on the 2007 Dutch exam, Engh version)PIT NAVIGATION -— INSTRUMENTS —_ 2016 Assignment 6 (evaluation 21 points) RADAR Given: The RADAR is working on the X-band. Range 12 M. Presentation: "Relative Motion, North up". The screen is a Raster Scan PPI. ‘The Picture Correlation is switched off ‘The anti-cutter Sea and anti-clutter Rain are set on AUTO. Questions: (2) a. Calculate the time difference inj. seconds when a target is at 5 (2). On which wave range works the X-band radar? Explain this briefly. (2). Whats the approximate beam angle of this radar? (2) d —— Whatis méant with "Relative Motion, North up" ? Q) e, ‘What is the risk of using "Picture correlation"? 2 To what range is the anti-clutter sea active? To what range is the anti-clutter rain active? 2 gs Explain with a sketch what causes “Multiple reflection". @) h. Explain what is meant with "target swop". ‘The ARPA read-out of a target is: Course = 120° Speed = 12kn. ‘The AIS read-out of the same target is coG= 135° SOG= 12kn Explain the possible cause of this difference. THE END (Bac0d en the 2007 Dutch exam. Enalsh version) KNVRISTC M. distance.