ASA 105 COASTAL NAVIGATION EXAM PRACTICE TEST
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Mercator Projection - ----Answers---Used to make
flat charts for direction measurements.
Small Scale - ----Answers---Used to map large areas.
Large scale - ----Answers---Used to map small areas.
Harbor, Coastal - ----Answers---Two types of charts
that use large scale.
General, Sailing - ----Answers---Two types of charts
that use small scale
Navigation - ----Answers---Answers the questions:
Where am I? How to I get to my destination safely?
Direction, speed, distance - ----Answers---Three
primary nautical measurements.
pg. 1
,Speed - ----Answers---Must be derived, calculated, or
read.
Distance - ----Answers---Measured in nautical miles.
Direction - ----Answers---Measured in relation to
north.
Magnetic - ----Answers---Inner degree circle on the
compass rose.
Geographic (True) - ----Answers---Outer degree circle
on the compass rose.
Variation - ----Answers---Difference between
geographic and magnetic north.
Red, right, return - ----Answers---Basic rule for
piloting your boat into any US harbor.
Equator - ----Answers---Baseline for latitude at 0
degrees.
pg. 2
, Prime Meridian (Greenwich) - ----Answers---Baseline
for longitude at 0 degrees.
Parallels - ----Answers---Alternate name for latitude.
North Pole - ----Answers---90 degrees north latitude.
South Pole - ----Answers---90 degrees south latitude.
60 - ----Answers---1 degree latitude equals how many
minutes?
1 Nautical Mile - ----Answers---Equal to 1 minute
latitude.
Meridians - ----Answers---Alternate name for
longitude lines.
International Date Line - ----Answers---180 degrees
longitude.
Degrees, Minutes, tenths of minutes - ----Answers---
Longitude is measure in these three increments.
pg. 3
NEWEST WITH COMPLETE | QUESTIONS WITH
APPROVED ANSWERS | VERIFIED//100% CORRECT|
LATEST2026 UPDATE.
Mercator Projection - ----Answers---Used to make
flat charts for direction measurements.
Small Scale - ----Answers---Used to map large areas.
Large scale - ----Answers---Used to map small areas.
Harbor, Coastal - ----Answers---Two types of charts
that use large scale.
General, Sailing - ----Answers---Two types of charts
that use small scale
Navigation - ----Answers---Answers the questions:
Where am I? How to I get to my destination safely?
Direction, speed, distance - ----Answers---Three
primary nautical measurements.
pg. 1
,Speed - ----Answers---Must be derived, calculated, or
read.
Distance - ----Answers---Measured in nautical miles.
Direction - ----Answers---Measured in relation to
north.
Magnetic - ----Answers---Inner degree circle on the
compass rose.
Geographic (True) - ----Answers---Outer degree circle
on the compass rose.
Variation - ----Answers---Difference between
geographic and magnetic north.
Red, right, return - ----Answers---Basic rule for
piloting your boat into any US harbor.
Equator - ----Answers---Baseline for latitude at 0
degrees.
pg. 2
, Prime Meridian (Greenwich) - ----Answers---Baseline
for longitude at 0 degrees.
Parallels - ----Answers---Alternate name for latitude.
North Pole - ----Answers---90 degrees north latitude.
South Pole - ----Answers---90 degrees south latitude.
60 - ----Answers---1 degree latitude equals how many
minutes?
1 Nautical Mile - ----Answers---Equal to 1 minute
latitude.
Meridians - ----Answers---Alternate name for
longitude lines.
International Date Line - ----Answers---180 degrees
longitude.
Degrees, Minutes, tenths of minutes - ----Answers---
Longitude is measure in these three increments.
pg. 3
