Navigation General General Chronometer Questions

1 1859 Ref: Time, Chronometer, Chronometer Error A

Yesterday your chronometer read 02h 59m 58s at the 1500 GMT time tick. Today the chronometer reads
03h 00m 02s at the 1500 GMT time tick. What is the chronometer error?
A. 02s fast GMT 15 00 00
B. 03h 00m 02s fast CT 03 00 02 really (15 00 02)
C. +3s CE 02 fast
D. -3s

2 1861 Ref: Time, Chronometer, Chronometer Error B

Yesterday your chronometer read 03h 01m 56s at the 1500 GMT time tick. Today your chronometer read
03h 01m 58s at the 1500 GMT time tick. What is the chronometer error?
A. 03h 01m 58s fast GMT 15 00 00
B. 01m 58s fast CT 03 01 58 really (15 01 58)
C. +2s CE 1 58 fast
D. -2s

3 1860 Ref: Time, Chronometer, Chronometer Rate C

Yesterday your chronometer read 03h 01m 56s at the 1500 GMT time tick. Today your chronometer read
03h 01m 54s at the 1500 GMT time tick. What is the chronometer rate?
A. 1m 54s fast GMT 15 00 00
B. 2s fast CT 03 01 56 really (15 01 56)
C. -2s CE 1 56 fast
D. +2s
NOTE: GMT 15 00 00
Slow to Fast Gaining (+) CT 03 01 54 really (15 01 54)
Fast to Slow Losing (-) CE 1 54 fast

Yesterday CE 1 56 fast
Today CE 1 54 fast
Losing 2 seconds each day -2 2 seconds less fast

4 1862 Ref: Time, Chronometer, Chronometer Rate C

Yesterday your chronometer read 11h 59m 58s at the 1200 GMT time tick. Today your chronometer
reads 12h 00m 00s at the 1200 time tick. What is the chronometer rate?
A. Nil GMT 12 00 00
B. 12h CT 11 59 58
C. +2s CE 02 slow
D. -2s
NOTE: GMT 12 00 00
Slow to Fast Gaining (+) CT 12 00 00
Fast to Slow Losing (-) CE 00

Yesterday CE 02 slow
Today CE 00
Gaining 2 seconds each day +2 2 second less slow

5 1863 Ref: Time, Chronometer, Chronometer Rate D

Yesterday your chronometer read 11h 59m 59s at 1200 GMT time tick. Today the chronometer reads 12h
00m 01s at the 1200 GMT tick. What is the chronometer rate?
A. -1s C. -2s
B. +1s D. +2s

6 1864 Ref: Time, Chronometer, Chronometer Rate B

Yesterday your chronometer read 11h 59m 59s at the 1200 GMT time tick. Today the chronometer reads
11h 59m 57s at the 1200 time tick. What is the chronometer rate?
A. +2s C. -3s
B. -2s D. +3s

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7 1933 Ref: Time, GMT, ZD - 8 D

You are on a vessel at 0400 ZT on 3 July, and the ZD for your position is -8. What is the GMT?
A. 1200, 3 July
B. 2000, 3 July ZT 04 00 3-Jul
C. 1200, 2 July ZD -8
D. 2000, 2 July GMT 20 00 2-Jul

Identity Solution to be used to remember the rules!

ZT 12 00 NYC Lunch Time
When going from ZT to GMT ZD +5 use the sign of the ZD
GMT 17 00 London (Greenwich) Dinner Time
When going from GMT to ZT ZD +5 reverse the sign of the ZD
ZT 12 00 NYC Lunch Time

8 1917 Ref: Time, GMT, ZD -10 A

You are in LONG 144°E. The date is 6 February, and the zone time is 0800. The Greenwich date and
time are __________.
A. 2200, 5 February
B. 2300, 5 February ZT 08 00 6-Feb
C. 1700, 6 February ZD -10
D. 1800, 6 February GMT 22 00 5-Feb

9 784 Ref: Time, GMT, ZD -13 A

Some locations maintain a zone time of -13. What are the Greenwich time and date if the zone time and
date are 0152, 10 January?
A. 1252, 9 January
B. 1452, 9 January ZT 01 52 10-Jan
C. 0052, 11 January ZD -13
D. 1452, 11 January GMT 12 52 9-Jan

10 785 Ref: Time, GMT, ZD -13 C

Some locations maintain a zone time of -13. What are the zone time and date if the Greenwich time and
date are 0152, 10 January?
A. 0052, 9 January
B. 0258, 9 January GMT 01 52 10-Jan
C. 1452, 10 January ZD -13
D. 0052, 11 January ZT 14 52 10-Jan

11 786 Ref: Time, GMT, ZD -13 D

Some locations maintain a zone time of -13. What are the zone time and date if the Greenwich time and
date are 2152, 10 January?
A. 1052, 9 January
B. 0852, 10 January GMT 21 52 10-Jan
C. 1052, 10 January ZD -13
D. 1052, 11 January ZT 10 52 11-Jan

12 787 Ref: Time, GMT, ZD -13 B

Some places maintain a zone time of -13. What are the time and date at Greenwich if the zone time and
date are 2152, 10 January?
A. 1052, 9 January
B. 0852, 10 January ZT 21 52 10-Jan
C. 1052, 10 January ZD -13
D. 1052, 11 January GMT 08 52 10-Jan

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13 226 Ref: Time, GMT, Dateline B

A vessel is steaming in east longitude on January 25 and crosses the International Date Line on an
eastbound course at 0900 zone time. What is the date and time at Greenwich when the vessel crosses
the line?
A. 0900, 24 January
B. 2100, 24 January ZT 09 00 25-Jan
C. 2100, 25 January ZD -12
D. 0900, 26 January GMT 21 00 24-Jan

14 2089 Ref: Time, LMT, Dateline D

Your longitude is 179°59'W. The LMT at this longitude is 23h 56m on the 4th day of the month. Six
minutes later, your position is 179°59'E longitude. Your LMT and date are __________.
A. 00h 02m on the 4th
B. 00h 02m on the 5th LMT 23 56 on the 4th
C. 23h 50m on the 5th ZD +12
D. 00h 02m on the 6th GMT 11 56 on the 5th
Transit Time 6
GMT 12 02 on the 5th
ZD -12
LMT 00 02 on the 6th

15 1918 Ref: Time, ZT, ZD -11, +11 A

You are in LONG 165°E, zone time at 0400, 1 November. What is the zone time and date in LONG
165°W?
A. 0600, 31 October
B. 1800, 31 October ZT 04 00 1-Nov
C. 1800, 1 November ZD -11
D. 0600, 1 November GMT 17 00 31-Oct
ZD +11
ZT 06 00 31-Oct

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