Lyceum International Maritime Academy

SBTE (BSMT) Preliminary Examination

Control No. PE050B

INSTRUCTION: Write your answers on your Answer Sheet. Do not write anything on this questionnaire. TIME
LIMIT: 2 hours. TOTAL POINTS: 80 pts

PART 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the LETTER of the correct answer on your Answer Sheet.

1. In observing the compass error, which of the following choices is INCORRECT?

A. Observed compass error should be used to check the accuracy of the deviation card.
B. Each time the vessel is placed on a new course, the navigator should take the earliest opportunity to
establish the compass error for that course.
C. On long passages when the vessel is on the same course for long periods of time, the
compass error should be checked at least once per day.
D. Relieving officers should personally satisfy themselves regarding the errors of gyro- & magnetic
compasses.

2. Which of the following refers to the position determined by crossing lines of position obtained at different times
and advanced or retard to a common time?

A. Running fix
B. Dead reckoning
C. Estimated position
D. Cross bearing and distances

3. Which of the following devices displays the information on tracked targets in graphic and numeric to generate
a planned layout for a safer and collision-free course?

A. AIS
B. DGPS
C. RADAR
D. Automatic tracking aid

4. Which of the following will cause the ARPA to emit either or both visual or audible alarm?

A. A tracked target entering your preset CPA-TCPA limits

B. Target being initially detected within a guard zone
C. An acquired target entering into a guard zone
D. A tracked target lost for one radar scan

5. Which of the following statements concerning radar is FALSE?

A. Only a radar expert can determine if radar is operational.

B. The radar resolution detector must be energized to check the radar.
C. All radars have light indicators and alarms to signal improper operation.
D. A radar range compared to the actual range of a known object can be used to check the
operation of the radar.

6. A tide is called diurnal when __________________.

A. the high tide is higher and low tide is lower than normal
B. only ore high and one low water occurs in a lunar day
C. the high tide and low tide are six burs apart
D. two high tides occur during a lunar day

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7. In parallel sailing, which of the following refers to the distance travelled by a vessel due east or west?

A. DMO
B. Dlong
C. Departure
D. Rhumbline

8. Which RADAR classification has a higher frequency and is used for a sharper image and better resolution?

A. 9 GHz
B. X-band
C. S-band
D. 406 MHz

9. In northerly courses, the gyro compass is slighted deflected to the ________ of the true meridian.

A. South
B. Nort
C. West
D. East

10. Which ECDIS parameter sets the contour line above which a vessel can navigate without any water depth
concern?

A. Shallow contour setting

B. Safety contour setting
C. Deep contour setting
D. Safety depth setting

11. In chart classification, which chart conforms with the scale of 1:50,000 to 1:150,000?

A. Harbor chart
B. Coastal chart
C. General chart
D. Sailing chart

12. Which of the following refers to a line drawn on a map or a chart joining points zero variation?

A. Agonic line
B. Isogonic line
C. Line of aspides
D. Magnetic flux line

13. Which type of sailing uses meridional difference and difference of longitude in place of the difference of
latitude and departure?

A. Plane sailing
B. Traverse sailing
C. Mercator sailing
D. Middle latitude sailing

14. In a navigational chart published by UKHO, which of the following does NOT conform with the information
provided by small correction in Notice to Mariners?

A. It appears outside the bottom left-hand corner of the chart.

B. It gives essential information for navigation published in Admiralty Notice to Mariners.
C. It provides information of secondary importance which is added to the chart plates by bracketed
correction.
D. The datum shift, indicating the amount by which a position obtained from satellite navigation
system, should be moved to agree with the chart.
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15. How will you know if the variation is east or west?

A. It is determined by the annual rate of change of the compass rose.

B. Compass is Best, Error is West. Compass is least, Error is East.
C. The true course and compass course have the same name.
D. It is shown inside the chart’s compass rose, which is usually written along the arrow pointing
to the magnetic north, and expressed as degrees east or west.

16. Charts held onboard that are not and will not be maintained up to date should be ____________.

A. thrown overboard
B. marked not to use in navigation
C. used as a reference to navigation
D. retained onboard for any other purposes

17. When a vessel is leaving harbor or land progressing out to sea, how is safe passage determined?

A. Upstream
B. Downstream
C. Harbor stream
D. Channel stream

18. A coast in the Gulf of Mexico experiences diurnal tides. If low tide occurs at 3 PM on Monday, when would the
next tide occur?

A. 9:12 PM Monday
B. 3:25 AM Tuesday
C. 9:37 AM Tuesday
D. 3:50 PM Tuesday

19. When spring tides occur, the high tides are __________ and the low tides are _________.

A. lower, lower
B. lower, higher
C. higher, lower
D. higher, higher

20. A tidal cycle is 24 hours and 50 minutes instead of 24 hours because of _________.

A. The shape and size of bays

B. The gravitational pull of the sun
C. The rotation of the moon around the earth
D. The large tidal range caused by spring tides

21. When the Moon is at the point in its orbit nearest the Earth, the lunar semidiurnal range is increased. What
type of tides occur during this time?

A. Apogean tides
B. Perigean tides
C. Spring tides
D. Neap tides

22. In Identifying the symbols of a nautical chart for “foul area”, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. To be avoided by vessel anchoring, trawling

B. No longer dangerous to surface navigation
C. The remains of wreck or other foul area
D. Dangerous to surface navigation

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23. An up-to-date deviation card is used to reduce true bearings to compass bearings. Which of the statements is
FALSE?

A. Observed compass error should be used to check the accuracy of the deviation card.
B. Each time the vessel is placed on a new course, the navigator should take the earliest opportunity to
establish the compass error for that course.
C. On long passages when the vessel is on the same course for long periods of time, the
compass error should be checked at least once per day.
D. Relieving officers should personally satisfy themselves regarding the errors of gyro- & magnetic
compasses.

24. Your vessel is proceeding to port during night time and you only see the following light sectors from the light.
What does it indicate and what will be your next action?

A. Alter course to port.

B. Keep proceeding to port
C. Post an additional look out.
D. Alter course to starboard side.

25. During a neap tide, the high tides are lower and the low tides are higher.

A. The statement is TRUE.

B. The statement is FALSE.
C. The statement is TRUE under certain conditions.
D. The statement is FALSE under certain conditions.

PART 2. PROBLEM SOLVING. Solve the following problems. Show your solution on your Answer Sheet.

26. Find the DLAT and DEP made good from "A" to "B" if the course is 055T and the distance is 350 nm. (5 pts)

SOLUTION:

SIN CO = DEP/DIST COS CO = DLAI/DIST

DEP = DIST x SIN CO DLAT = DIST x COS CO
=350 x SIN 55 = 350 x COS 55
= 286.7 miles = 200.7 miles

27. The vessel forward draft is 75 cm on even keel, the height of tide 2.8 meters, and the sounding drying height
is 90 cm. What should be the Under Keel Clearance (UKC) at high water if 0.9 meters? Drying height is
considered negative. (5 pts)

SOLUTION:

UKC = Height of Tide + Sounding – Vessel Draft

= 2.8 m – 0.9 m – 1.5 m = 0.4 m or 40 cm

28. On 07 Sept 2021, a vessel in route to Hokkaido, Japan had observed a RACON with a compass bearing of
185°. If the variation of the locality is 04°12’W, on the year 2009 with an annual increase of 2’, and the
deviation is 010°E, find the true bearing of the leading light. (10 pts)

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SOLUTION:

Year 2021 Variation: 4°12 ‘W

Year 2009 24’
12 x 2’ annual increase = 24’ 4° 36’W or 4.6W

Compass bearing = 185°

Deviation = 10°E
Magnetic Bearing = 195°
Corrected variation = 4.6 W
True Bearing = 190.4°

29. Using the formula for meridional parts, find the DMP of the Lat 1 37N and Lat 2 39N. (5 pts)

SOLUTION:

Formula: MP = Log Tan (Lat/2 + 45) x 7915.7 – Sin Lat x 23.2669

L1 37 = 2378.54
L2 39 = 2530.20
DMP = 151.66

30. LPG/C Bergit Kosan is in Lat. 1854’N, Long. 073E is heading towards a destination in Lat. 1312’, Long.
054E. Find the true course and distance by Mercator sailing. (10 pts)

SOLUTION:

Latitude 18⁰ 54’N, Long 073⁰ E

Latitude 13⁰12’ N, Long 054⁰ E

Solve for DLAT

L1 = 18⁰ 54’N
L2 = 13⁰ 12’N
Dlat = 5⁰ 42’ S x 60 = 342 NM

Solve for Dlong

Long 1 = 073⁰ E
Long 2 = 054⁰E.
Dlong= 19⁰ W x 60 = 1140 NM

Solve for DMP

L1 = 18⁰ 54’N = 1147.6 MP

L2 = 13⁰ 12’N = 793.8M
DMP= 353.8

Tan Course = DLO/DMP

= 1140/ 353.8
= 72.76 deg
= S 72.76 deg W + 180 deg = True course 252.76
Solving for distance:

Distance= Dlat/ Cosine Course

= 342 / Cos 72.76deg = 1153.9 NM

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31. What is the G/C initial course and distance when going from Lat 49°56'N, Long 06°27'W to Lat 25° 58'N, Long
77°00' W? (10 pts)

SOLUTION:

Lat 1 = 49° 56’ N = Sin = 0.765296007 Lat 1 Cos = 0.645901937

Lat 2 = 25° 58’ N = Sin = 0.437848175 Lat 2 Cos = 0.899048928

Long 1 = 06° 27’ W

Long 2 = 72° 00’ W
Dlong = 70° 33’ W = Cos = 0.332984122

Cos GCD = Cos Lat1 x Cos Lat2 x Cos Dlong + Sin Lat1 x Sin Lat2
= 0.193363028+ 0.33507834
GCD =0.528446428 Shift or Inv Cos = 58.09° x 60=¿3489 miles

Cos Co = Sin Lat2 – (Cos Dist x SinLat1)

Sin Dist x Cos Lat
= 0.437848175 – (0.5285865 x 0.765296007) = 0.404525137
0.848879444 x 0.645901937 0.548292877

= 0.033323038
0.548292877
Cos = Shift Cos 0.607759819 = N 086.5° W or 273.5
= 360 – 86.5 = 273.5
Counter clockwise minus 360 or NW quadrant

32. By Mercator sailing, determine the course and distance when sailing from Lat. 43 ° 08’N, Long 05 ° 56’E to Lat
39° 29’N, Long. 00° 24’W. (10 pts)

SOLUTION:

Solving for DLAT – Same name subtract (-) x 60 to Convert into miles

Lat1 43° 08' N

Lat 2 39° 29' N
DLAT 3° 39’ x 60 = 219 miles

DLONG – Different name add (+) x 60 to Convert into miles

Long1 05 °56' E
Long2 00° 24' W.
DLO 06° 20’ W x 60 =380 miles

Solving for DMP

Lat1 43° 08' N = 2858.13

Lat 2 39° 29' N = 2567.57
DMP = 290.56

Tan Co. = DLO / DMP

= 380 / 290.56
= 1.307819383
= S 52.59° Old Course W or 232.59° New Coure

Distance = DLAT / Co Old Co.

= 219 / .6075144
= 360.41 miles

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