DPKP

2. Penentuan posisi dan ketepatan atas hasil akhir penentuan posisi

menggunakan berbagai cara.
(Determine position and the accuracy of resultant position fix by any
means )

1. The position of the ship is found by taking a series of bearings using a magnetic
compass. How should an error of 5 degrees WEST be applied to the compass
bearings?
A. Subtract 5 degrees to the bearings
B. Add the 5 degrees to the bearings
C. The same error applies to all bearings and therefore
it can be ignored
D. The error should be "High" or "Low" and therefore more information is
require

2. The positions of the ship provided by the GPS should always be confirmed by other
means, when possible. Which of the following suggested methods would be the
most accurate?
A. The ranges of three distinctive shore objects on the
radar.
B. Compass bearings of three shore objects
C. Bearing and distance from a navigational Buoy
D. Bearing using the Radio Direction Finding of three
radio beacons

3. What is important to check when transferring a position

from the GPS output to a paper chart?
A. Any necessary corrections are applied to
convert between the GPS datum and the chart
datum
B. It is important to ensure that the GPS is setup on 2 dimensional and not 3
dimensional position fixes.
C. Ensure that the GPS is setup on the same datum as the chart
D. Ensure that the chart has been corrected up to date.

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