EXAM 1 REVIEW FOR NAVIGATION
AND PILOTING LATEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. LinesmofmLatitudemaremreferredmtomasm...m-mCORRECTmANSWERmparallels
2. Whatmaremthemkeymreferencesmformsurfacemshipmnavigation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBowditchm(PubmNo.m9)mandmNAVDORM
3. WhatmismamNauticalmChart?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGraphicmrepresentationsmofmareasmofmthemEarth,minmdigitalmormhardmc
opymform,mformuseminmmarinemnavigation
4. WhatmismCourse?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemhorizontalmdirectionminmwhichmamvesselmismintendedmtombemsteer
ed,mmeasuredmfrommnorthmatm000°mclockwisemthoughm360°
5. WhatmismHeading?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemdirectionminmwhichmamvesselmismpointedmatmanymgivenmmoment,m
expressedmasmangularmdistancemfromm000°mclockwisemthroughm360°
6. Whatmismbearing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemdirectionmofmonemterrestrialmpointmfrommanother,mexpressedmasm
angularmdistancemfromm000°mclockwisemthroughm360°.mIsmexpressedmasmeithermtruemormrela
tive.
7. Whatmismspeed?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemratemofmmotion,mormdistancempermunitmofmtime
, 8. WhatmismLinemofmPosition?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmItmismplottedmonmamchartmwithmwhichmourmpositionmlies.mItmmaymbemta
kenmfrommamvisualmaid,mRADARmormamcelestialmsightmreduction
9. Whatmismamfix?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmpositionmderivedmfrommmeasuringmexternalmreferencempoints,mtypi
callymthemintersectionmofmthreemormmoremLOPs
10. Them...mismthembasemlinemofmlongitudem-mCORRECTmANSWERmprimemmeridian
11. WhatmaremthemUSmbasedmorganizationsmthatmregulatemnavigation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNGA
12. USNO
13. NOAA
14. NAVOCEANO
15. USCG
16. TruemormFalse:mThemUSmNavymismNOTmamleaderminmthemdevelopmentmofmtechnologiesmdesig
nedmtomkeepmnavigatorsmsafem-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
17. Them..mismthembasemlinemofmLatitudem-mCORRECTmANSWERmEquator
18. WhymdomwemlearnmNavigation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInmordermtomexecutemthemUSmNavy'smmission,mwemmustmmastermthema
bilitymtomsafelymnavigatemourmassetsmaroundmthemworld.m//
19. AsmfuturemOfficersmofmthemUSmNavymwemmustmknowmhowmshipsmnavigatematmsea.m//
20. ThemUSmNavy'smmissionsmismdirectlymrelatedmtomthemmaritimemdomain.
21. WhatmismamRhumbmLine?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmline,mtypicallymdrawnmonmamchart,mthatmismmakingmthemsamemanglem
withmallmmeridians.mItmhasmampathmwithmconstantmbearingmrelativemtomtruemnorth
AND PILOTING LATEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. LinesmofmLatitudemaremreferredmtomasm...m-mCORRECTmANSWERmparallels
2. Whatmaremthemkeymreferencesmformsurfacemshipmnavigation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBowditchm(PubmNo.m9)mandmNAVDORM
3. WhatmismamNauticalmChart?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGraphicmrepresentationsmofmareasmofmthemEarth,minmdigitalmormhardmc
opymform,mformuseminmmarinemnavigation
4. WhatmismCourse?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemhorizontalmdirectionminmwhichmamvesselmismintendedmtombemsteer
ed,mmeasuredmfrommnorthmatm000°mclockwisemthoughm360°
5. WhatmismHeading?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemdirectionminmwhichmamvesselmismpointedmatmanymgivenmmoment,m
expressedmasmangularmdistancemfromm000°mclockwisemthroughm360°
6. Whatmismbearing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemdirectionmofmonemterrestrialmpointmfrommanother,mexpressedmasm
angularmdistancemfromm000°mclockwisemthroughm360°.mIsmexpressedmasmeithermtruemormrela
tive.
7. Whatmismspeed?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmThemratemofmmotion,mormdistancempermunitmofmtime
, 8. WhatmismLinemofmPosition?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmItmismplottedmonmamchartmwithmwhichmourmpositionmlies.mItmmaymbemta
kenmfrommamvisualmaid,mRADARmormamcelestialmsightmreduction
9. Whatmismamfix?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmpositionmderivedmfrommmeasuringmexternalmreferencempoints,mtypi
callymthemintersectionmofmthreemormmoremLOPs
10. Them...mismthembasemlinemofmlongitudem-mCORRECTmANSWERmprimemmeridian
11. WhatmaremthemUSmbasedmorganizationsmthatmregulatemnavigation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNGA
12. USNO
13. NOAA
14. NAVOCEANO
15. USCG
16. TruemormFalse:mThemUSmNavymismNOTmamleaderminmthemdevelopmentmofmtechnologiesmdesig
nedmtomkeepmnavigatorsmsafem-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
17. Them..mismthembasemlinemofmLatitudem-mCORRECTmANSWERmEquator
18. WhymdomwemlearnmNavigation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInmordermtomexecutemthemUSmNavy'smmission,mwemmustmmastermthema
bilitymtomsafelymnavigatemourmassetsmaroundmthemworld.m//
19. AsmfuturemOfficersmofmthemUSmNavymwemmustmknowmhowmshipsmnavigatematmsea.m//
20. ThemUSmNavy'smmissionsmismdirectlymrelatedmtomthemmaritimemdomain.
21. WhatmismamRhumbmLine?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmline,mtypicallymdrawnmonmamchart,mthatmismmakingmthemsamemanglem
withmallmmeridians.mItmhasmampathmwithmconstantmbearingmrelativemtomtruemnorth