OUPV Navigation General study Guide Questions And Answers.
"Slack Water" During a tidal change means - answer;-Little or no movement of water
When entering a channel from the sea and decide to check your compass heading you
steer on a pair of range lights and find the upper light is in line with the lower light, You
should - answer;-Maintain your current course
You observe a buoy mark having Green and Red horizontal bands it will have a light
characteristic of - answer;-Composite group flashing (2+1)
The direction of the earth's surface wind is - answer;-Deflected by the earth's rotation
(Coriolis Effect)
Your vessel's position should be plotted using the bearing of - answer;-Fixed known
objects on shore
Which buoy may be lettered and NOT numbered - answer;-Preferred Channel Buoy
Spring tides will produce - answer;-Higher highs and lower lows
You must assume when using a buoy as an aid to navigation - answer;-The buoy may
not be in the charted position
The "Local Notice to Mariners" provides corrections of local nature to charts and is
published how often - answer;-Weekly
Term "Tide" - answer;-Vertical movement of the water
When plotting a voyage, You should - answer;-Never rely on floating buoy to maintain
its exact position
The difference of height between low and high tide is referred to as the - answer;-Range
of tide
From seaward the IALA Region B red and green horizontally banded buoys refer to -
answer;-Preferred Channels
determining the height of land features on most charts unless otherwise stated the
"Reference datum" is - answer;-Mean High water
Red or Green lights may appear on - answer;-Horizontally Banded Buoys
The depth of the water on a chart is the - answer;-Vertical distance from the chart
sounding datum to the ocean bottom
, OUPV Navigation General study Guide Questions And Answers.
North Hemisphere wind which shifts in a counter clockwise motion is called - answer;-
Backing wind
A vessel's position acquired by using at least three or more bearings are called a -
answer;-Fix
Mean lower low water (MILLW) is the reference plane used for - answer;-Sounding on
the U.S East and West coast
a single line of position combined with a dead reckoning position results in a - answer;-
Estimated position
The sun and moon alight twice each month what type of tides can be expected -
answer;-Spring
A buoy mark with composite group flashing light indicates a - answer;-Preferred channel
On the U.S East and West coasts charted depth are taken from - answer;-Mean Lower
Low Water
A weather forecast expects a "Backing" wind. In the northern hemisphere, this would
indicate that it will - answer;-Shift in a counter clockwise manner
What type of tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other -
answer;-Neap
If lighted preferred channel buoy will show a - answer;-Composite Group Flashing (2+1)
Red or Green light
A weather forecast expects a "Veering" wind, In the Northern Hemisphere, This would
indicate that it will - answer;-Shift in a clockwise manner
The length of a lunar day is - answer;-About 50 minutes longer than the solar day
A lighted preferred channel buoy may show a - answer;-composite Group Flashing light
To determine the depth if the water, What should you apply to your depth finding
reading - answer;-add the Draft of the vessel
A local wind which occurs especially during the day owing to the land heating up is a -
answer;-Sea Breeze
a location that is acquired by using three or more intersecting lines of position taken at
nearly the same time is - answer;-A Fix
"Slack Water" During a tidal change means - answer;-Little or no movement of water
When entering a channel from the sea and decide to check your compass heading you
steer on a pair of range lights and find the upper light is in line with the lower light, You
should - answer;-Maintain your current course
You observe a buoy mark having Green and Red horizontal bands it will have a light
characteristic of - answer;-Composite group flashing (2+1)
The direction of the earth's surface wind is - answer;-Deflected by the earth's rotation
(Coriolis Effect)
Your vessel's position should be plotted using the bearing of - answer;-Fixed known
objects on shore
Which buoy may be lettered and NOT numbered - answer;-Preferred Channel Buoy
Spring tides will produce - answer;-Higher highs and lower lows
You must assume when using a buoy as an aid to navigation - answer;-The buoy may
not be in the charted position
The "Local Notice to Mariners" provides corrections of local nature to charts and is
published how often - answer;-Weekly
Term "Tide" - answer;-Vertical movement of the water
When plotting a voyage, You should - answer;-Never rely on floating buoy to maintain
its exact position
The difference of height between low and high tide is referred to as the - answer;-Range
of tide
From seaward the IALA Region B red and green horizontally banded buoys refer to -
answer;-Preferred Channels
determining the height of land features on most charts unless otherwise stated the
"Reference datum" is - answer;-Mean High water
Red or Green lights may appear on - answer;-Horizontally Banded Buoys
The depth of the water on a chart is the - answer;-Vertical distance from the chart
sounding datum to the ocean bottom
, OUPV Navigation General study Guide Questions And Answers.
North Hemisphere wind which shifts in a counter clockwise motion is called - answer;-
Backing wind
A vessel's position acquired by using at least three or more bearings are called a -
answer;-Fix
Mean lower low water (MILLW) is the reference plane used for - answer;-Sounding on
the U.S East and West coast
a single line of position combined with a dead reckoning position results in a - answer;-
Estimated position
The sun and moon alight twice each month what type of tides can be expected -
answer;-Spring
A buoy mark with composite group flashing light indicates a - answer;-Preferred channel
On the U.S East and West coasts charted depth are taken from - answer;-Mean Lower
Low Water
A weather forecast expects a "Backing" wind. In the northern hemisphere, this would
indicate that it will - answer;-Shift in a counter clockwise manner
What type of tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other -
answer;-Neap
If lighted preferred channel buoy will show a - answer;-Composite Group Flashing (2+1)
Red or Green light
A weather forecast expects a "Veering" wind, In the Northern Hemisphere, This would
indicate that it will - answer;-Shift in a clockwise manner
The length of a lunar day is - answer;-About 50 minutes longer than the solar day
A lighted preferred channel buoy may show a - answer;-composite Group Flashing light
To determine the depth if the water, What should you apply to your depth finding
reading - answer;-add the Draft of the vessel
A local wind which occurs especially during the day owing to the land heating up is a -
answer;-Sea Breeze
a location that is acquired by using three or more intersecting lines of position taken at
nearly the same time is - answer;-A Fix
