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University of Cebu Metc: Sto Competency 1 Assessment Questionnaire For Validation Deck
University of Cebu Metc: Sto Competency 1 Assessment Questionnaire For Validation Deck
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STO COMPETENCY 1 ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR VALIDATION ‐ DECK
1 What is the position obtained by applying only your vessel's course and speed to a known position?
A Dead‐reckoning
B Fix
C Probable position
D Applied position
2 What is the position obtained by applying estimated current and wind to your vessel's course and
speed?
A Estimated position
B Applied position
C Dead‐reckoning position
D Assumed position
3 A barometric pressure reading of 29.92 inches of mercury is equivalent to __________.
A 1013.25 millibars
B 1012.35 millibars
C 1015.25 millibars
D 1010.35 millibars
4 Apparent altitude is sextant altitude corrected for __________.
A inaccuracies in the reading and reference level
B double‐second difference
C chronometer error and dip
D difference in assumed latitude and actual latitude
5 Where can the data relating to the direction and velocity of rotary tidal currents be found?
A Tidal Current Tables
B Tide Tables
C Mariner's Guide
D Nautical Almanac
6 What is the speed of sound in the water?
A 1.5 kilometers per second
B 0.8 kilometer per second
C 1.1 kilometers per second
D 1.3 kilometers per second
7 What is the frequency of the low frequency pulse of the echo sounder?
A 24 kHz
B 18 kHz
C 27.5 kHz
D 33.3 kHz
8 On an echo sounder, which of these is used to draw a line on the paper to mark a specific time of
an occurrence?
A Event marker
B Range switch
C Unt selector switch
D Timing device
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9 When the water salinity increases, what happens to the speed of sound?
A It increases.
B It decreases.
C It fluctuates.
D It remains the same.
10 What is the nature of the beam transmitted by echo sounder?
A Directional
B Parabolic
C Hyperbolic
D Linear
11 Which of these is an echo sounder transducer type?
A Magnetostriction
B Diesel‐electric
C Piezo‐hydraulic
D Blue‐diode
12 Which of these may cause false echoes in an echo sounder?
A Turbulence from the interaction of tidal streams wi
B Schools of big fish
C Bioluminescent microorganisms in the water
D Protruding rocks from the seabed
13 What is a phenomenon in which the axis of an object wobbles when torque is applied?
A Torque‐induced precession
B Wobble parallax
C Equinoctial eccentricity
D Gyroscopic inertia
14 What is an error in a gyrocompass caused by rapid changes in course, speed and latitude causing
deviation before the gyro can adjust itself?
A Stream error
B Parallax error
C Error of collimation
D Rapid error
15 Which statement about the Flinders bar on a magnetic compass is correct?
A It compensates for the error caused by the vertical
B It reduces the deviation into half.
C It allows the magnetic compass to move freely in th
D It corrects the semi‐quadrantal error at intercardin
16 Your vessel's heading is 330degreespgc and 345degreespsc with a 2degreesE gyro error. If there is
a variation of 10degreesW, what is the deviation on this heading?
A 3° W
B 4° E
C 7° W
D 0°
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17 Your vessel's heading is 330degreespgc and 345degreespsc with a 2degreesE gyro error. If there is
a variation of 6degreesW, what is the deviation on this heading?
A 7° W
B 4° E
C 3° W
D 0°
18 Your vessel's heading is 330degreespgc and 345degreespsc with a 2degreesE gyro error. If there is
a variation of 13degreesW, what is the deviation on this heading?
A 0° s
B 4° E
C 7° W
D 3° W
19 The shortest distance between any two points on earth defines a __________.
A Great circle
B Rhumb line
C Small cirle
D Mercator
20 What is a chart that covers a large area?
A Small scale chart
B Coastal chart
C General chart
D Large scale chart
21 Isogonic lines are lines on a chart indicating:
A Points of equal variation
B the Magnetic Latitude
C Magnitic dip
D Ponits of Zero variation
22 The revision of a chart is printed on what area of the chart?
A Lower left center
B Top center
C part of the title
D any clear area around the neat line
23 The visibility of lights indicated in the charts is in nautical miles for:
A Charted range of the light
B Luminous range of the light
C Geographic range of the light
D height of the observer's eye 15 feet above the wate
24 A Mercator Chart is a:
A Cylindrical projection
B Polyconic projection
C Simple conic projection
D Rectangular projection
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25 Which chart symbol indicates that the bottom is coral?
A Co
B R
C Cl
D Sh
26 What publication contains ocean current information for voyage planning from Tokyo to San
Francisco?
A Sailing Directions
B World port index
C Guide to port entry
D Coast pilot
27 What do you call the altitude after applying the Dip and index error?
A Apparent altitude
B Observed Altitude
C Sextant altitude
D Computed altitude
28 A phase correction is applied to observations of:
A Planets
B The sun
C The Moon
D Stars
29 When using GPS, you may expect your position to be accurate 95percent of the time within a
radius of __________ meters.
A 100 m
B 50 m
C 20 m
D 10 m
30 When navigating using DGPS, you may expect your position to be accurate to within a radius of
__________ meters.
A 10 m
B 20 m
C 50 m
D 100 m
31 The angle between the grid and magnetic meridians is called grid variations or __________ .
A Grivation
B Declination
C Deviation
D Variation
32 The reaction of a gyro compas to an applied force is known as:
A Precession
B Gyroscopic inertia
C Earth rate
D Gravity effect
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33 What navigational instrument used to indicate direction by measuring course and bearing?
A Compass
B Pelorus
C Azimuth circle
D Sextant
34 The compass rose on a nautical chart indicates both variation and __________ .
A Annual rate of variation change
B Deviation
C precession
D Compass error
35 The standard atmospheric pressure in millimeters of mercury is:
A 760
B 960
C 29.92
D 23.25
36 Your ship is steaming at night with the gyro‐pilot engaged when you notice that the vessel's course
is slowly changing to the right. What action should you take FIRST?
A Switch to hand steering.
B Notify the engineroom.
C Call the Master.
D Shift steering to the emergency steering station.
37 How many degrees north or south of the Tropic of Cancer is the Arctic Circle?
A 44degrees 06' North
B 23degrees 27' South
C 23degrees 27' North
D 44degrees 06' South
38 Automatic device for steering a vessel by means of control signals received from a gyro compass is
called _____.
A gyropilot
B gyro repeater
C automatic pilot
D gyroscopic steering
39 What is the length of a nautical mile?
A 6,076 feet
B 1,850 meters
C 5,280 meters
D 1,760 yards
40 The interval between the sun's upper limb being in the horizon and its center being 12degrees
below is called:
A Nautical twilight
B Astronomical twilight
C Observational twilight
D Civil twilight
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41 The dividing meridian between zone descriptions +4 and +5 is _____.
A 67° 30' W
B 75° 00' E
C 60° 30' W
D 60° 00' E
42 Physical checks of gyro, azimuth circle and pelorus include the following, EXCEPT:
A align peloruses with fore‐and‐aft line of the ship
B synchronize gyro repeaters with master gyro
C ensure azimuth circle and peloruses are in good co
D align the compass north to the fore and aft line of t
43 The bending of a wave as it passes an obstruction is called _________.
A diffraction
B refraction
C attenuation
D persistence
44 While voyage planning and navigating, a mariner must refer to both texts and tables. Tables
includes the following EXCEPT:
A Sailing Directions
B Light Lists
C Sight Reduction
D Almanac
45 In the IALA Buoyage System, what is the color of an East Cardinal Mark?
A Black band above and below yellow band
B Black band with above and below yellow band
C Black band above yellow band
D Black band below yellow band
46 Who is responsible for the voyage plan?
A The navigation officer
B The owner
C The person who has done the planning
D The Master
47 When relieving the helm, the new helmsman should know the __________.
A Course per magnetic steering compass
B Maximum rudder angle previously used
C Gyro error
D Variation
48 A crew member has just fallen overboard off your port side. Which action should you take?
A Immediately put the rudder over hardleft.
B Immediately put the rudder over hardrigth.
C Immediately put the engine astern.
D Wait until the stern is well clear of the man and the
49 A report of casualty to a vessel must include _____________ .?
A The name of the owner or agent of the vessel
B An evaluation of who was at fault
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50 Which situation requires you to furnish a notice of marine casualty to the coast guard?
A Your vessel is at anchor and grounds at low tide wit
B Storm damage to the cargo winch motors requiring
C A seaman slips on ice on deck and sprains his ankle,
D You collide with a buoy and drag it off station with
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