ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN E-5
ADVANCEMENT EXAM AND ACTUAL
ANSWERS.
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SURFACE SEARCH AND NAVIGATION RADAR, WITH LIMITED AIR SEARCH
CAPABILITIES FOR CVN'S? - Answer AN/SPS-67(V) 1
WHICH RADAR PERFORMS NAVIGATION, STATION KEEPING AND GENERAL SURFACE SEARCH
DUTIES ON DDG 51 CLASS SHIPS? - Answer AN/SPS-67(V) 3
WHICH FREQUENCY RANGE DOES THE AN-SPS-67 (V) RADAR SET OPERATE IN USING A COAXIAL
MAGNETRON AS THE TRANSMITTER OUTPUT TUBE? - Answer 5450 TO 5825-MHZ
THE AN/SPS-55 RADAR DETECTS TARGETS FROM AS CLOSE AS 50 YARDS TO AS FAR AS HOW
MANY NAUTICAL MILES? - Answer 50
HOW MANY MAJOR GROUPS DOES THE AN/GPN-27 RADAR INCLUDE? - Answer 3
WHO USUALLY MAINTAIN THE HEIGHT-FINDING RADARS INSTALLED ABOARD NAVY SHIPS? -
Answer FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS
CARRIER-CONTROLLED APPROACH (CCA) ALONG WITH WHICH OTHER SYSTEMS GUIDE
AIRCRAFT TO SAFE LANDINGS, EVEN UNDER CONDITION APPROACHING ZERO VISIBILITY? -
Answer GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH (GCA)
WHICH SYSTEM PROVIDES SAFE AND RELIABLE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING FOR PRECISION
APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM (PALS)-EQUIPPED CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT, DURING DAYLIGHT
OR DARKNESS? - Answer AN/SPS-46(V)1
HOW MANY UNITS CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS DOES THE AN/SPN-46(V)1
SYSTEM CONSIST OF? - Answer 26
WHICH RADAR SET PROVIDES BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION DATA FOR PRECISION
APPROACHES TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS? - Answer
AN/SPS-35
WHAT IS A SURVEILLANCE AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR USED ON CARRIERS AND
AMPHIBIOUS -TYPE SHIPS WHICH OPERATES IN A 2-4 GHZ FREQUENCY BAND (S-BAND) AND
,PROVIDES AIR NAVIGATIONAL DATA FOR CONTROL AND IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT IN THE
AREA OF THE SHIP? - Answer AN-SPN-43
WHAT IS A RANGE RATE RADAR SET THAT COMPUTES, INDICATES, AND RECORDS THE SPEED OF
AIRCRAFT MAKING A LANDING APPROACH TO THE CARRIER? - Answer AN/SPN-44
WHICH PRECISION APPROACH RADAR (PAR) IS USED AT NAVAL AIR STATIONS (NAS) AND
MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS (MCAS) FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS? - Answer
AN/FPN-63(V)
WHAT IS A POLAR-COORDINATE DISPLAY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE ORIGIN OF
THE SWEEP (NORMALLY LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN) REPRESENTING YOUR
RADAR? - Answer PLANNED POSITION INDICATOR (PPI)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON RADAR INDICATOR GROUP, AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION,
USED IN THE NAVY? - Answer AN/SPA-25G
WHAT IS A METHOD OF GETTING FROM ONE KNOWN POINT TO SOME DISTANT POINT KNOWN
AS? - Answer NAVIGATION
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION PRIMARILY DEALS WITH FIXING THE LOCATION OF THE PLATFORM
TO ENABLE INSTALLED WEAPON SYSTEMS TO FUNCTION AGAINST INTENDED TARGETS,
PREVENT OWNSHIP LOSS TO OR INTERFERENCE WITH FRIENDLY WEAPON SYSTEMS, AND
COORDINATE OWNSHIP WEAPONS SYSTEMS WITH THOSE OF OTHER PLATFORMS TO ACHEIVE
MAXIMUM EFFECT? - Answer TACTICAL
WHAT IS THE ESTIMATING OF THE SHIP'S POSITION BETWEEN KNOWN NAVIGATIONAL POINTS
OR FIXES? - Answer DEAD RECKONING
WHICH BRANCH OF NAVIGATION IS A SHIP'S POSITION DETERMINED BY REFERRING TO
LANDMARKS WITH KNOWN POSITIONS ON THE EARTH? - Answer PILOTING
WHICH LONG-DISTANCE RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS USED BY SHIPS AT SEA TO OBTAIN A
POSITION FIX? - Answer LONG RANGE AID TO NAVIGATION (LORAN)
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION INVOLVES COMPARING THE PHASE ANGLES OF TWO OR MORE
RADIO SIGNALS THAT ARE SYNCHRONIZED TO A COMMON TIME BASE? - Answer
HYBERBOLIC
, WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY COMPUTES THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE OF THE SHIP BY SENSING ACCELERATION? - Answer SHIPS INERTIAL NAVIGATION
SYSTEM (SINS)
WHAT ARE USED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION ALONG THE AXIS IN WHICH
THEY LIE? - Answer ACCELEROMETERS
WHICH MODEL OF SINSs ARE INSTALLED OR BEING INSTALLED ON SURFACE COMBATANTS AS OF
THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? - Answer AN/WSN-5
WHICH ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE ALLOWED SCIENTISTS TO REALIZE THAT NAVIGATION BASED ON
SATELLITE SIGNALS WAS POSSIBLE? - Answer SPUTNIK I
WHICH ALTITUDE ARE NAVY NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NNSS) SATELLITES PLACED IN A
CIRCULAR POLAR ORBIT? - Answer 500-700 NM
WHICH RADIO NAVIGATION SET IS AN AUTOMATIC SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION SET THAT
PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS DISPLAY OF THE SHIP'S POSITION? - Answer AN/SRN-19 (V) 2
WHICH PRINCIPLE IS GPS NAVIGATION BASED ON? - Answer SATELLITE RANGING
HOW MANY SOURCES OF ERROR MUST BE COMPENSATED FOR IN ORDER FOR SATELLITE
RANGING TO PROVIDE ACCURATE POSITION DATA? - Answer 3
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SHIPBOARD GPS RECEIVER AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? -
Answer AN/WRN-6
HOW MANY TYPES OF ATMOSPHERIC DELAY CAN AFFECT THE ACCURACY OF NAVIGATION SET
SIGNAL MEASUREMENTS? - Answer 2
WHAT ARE USED FOR TAKING DEPTH SOUNDINGS? - Answer FATHOMETERS
WHICH GEOMETRIC SYSTEM IS USED TO LOCATE POINTS ON A PLANE? - Answer POLAR-
COORDINATE
WHICH POLAR COORDINATE TYPE RADIO AIR-NAVIGATION SYSTEM PROVIDES AN AIRCREW
WITH DISTANCE INFORMATION, FROM DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME), AND
BEARING (AZIMUTH) INFORMATION? - Answer TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION (TACAN)
ADVANCEMENT EXAM AND ACTUAL
ANSWERS.
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SURFACE SEARCH AND NAVIGATION RADAR, WITH LIMITED AIR SEARCH
CAPABILITIES FOR CVN'S? - Answer AN/SPS-67(V) 1
WHICH RADAR PERFORMS NAVIGATION, STATION KEEPING AND GENERAL SURFACE SEARCH
DUTIES ON DDG 51 CLASS SHIPS? - Answer AN/SPS-67(V) 3
WHICH FREQUENCY RANGE DOES THE AN-SPS-67 (V) RADAR SET OPERATE IN USING A COAXIAL
MAGNETRON AS THE TRANSMITTER OUTPUT TUBE? - Answer 5450 TO 5825-MHZ
THE AN/SPS-55 RADAR DETECTS TARGETS FROM AS CLOSE AS 50 YARDS TO AS FAR AS HOW
MANY NAUTICAL MILES? - Answer 50
HOW MANY MAJOR GROUPS DOES THE AN/GPN-27 RADAR INCLUDE? - Answer 3
WHO USUALLY MAINTAIN THE HEIGHT-FINDING RADARS INSTALLED ABOARD NAVY SHIPS? -
Answer FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIANS
CARRIER-CONTROLLED APPROACH (CCA) ALONG WITH WHICH OTHER SYSTEMS GUIDE
AIRCRAFT TO SAFE LANDINGS, EVEN UNDER CONDITION APPROACHING ZERO VISIBILITY? -
Answer GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH (GCA)
WHICH SYSTEM PROVIDES SAFE AND RELIABLE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING FOR PRECISION
APPROACH LANDING SYSTEM (PALS)-EQUIPPED CARRIER-BASED AIRCRAFT, DURING DAYLIGHT
OR DARKNESS? - Answer AN/SPS-46(V)1
HOW MANY UNITS CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR MAJOR SUBSYSTEMS DOES THE AN/SPN-46(V)1
SYSTEM CONSIST OF? - Answer 26
WHICH RADAR SET PROVIDES BOTH AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION DATA FOR PRECISION
APPROACHES TO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS? - Answer
AN/SPS-35
WHAT IS A SURVEILLANCE AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR USED ON CARRIERS AND
AMPHIBIOUS -TYPE SHIPS WHICH OPERATES IN A 2-4 GHZ FREQUENCY BAND (S-BAND) AND
,PROVIDES AIR NAVIGATIONAL DATA FOR CONTROL AND IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT IN THE
AREA OF THE SHIP? - Answer AN-SPN-43
WHAT IS A RANGE RATE RADAR SET THAT COMPUTES, INDICATES, AND RECORDS THE SPEED OF
AIRCRAFT MAKING A LANDING APPROACH TO THE CARRIER? - Answer AN/SPN-44
WHICH PRECISION APPROACH RADAR (PAR) IS USED AT NAVAL AIR STATIONS (NAS) AND
MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS (MCAS) FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OPERATIONS? - Answer
AN/FPN-63(V)
WHAT IS A POLAR-COORDINATE DISPLAY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE ORIGIN OF
THE SWEEP (NORMALLY LOCATED AT THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN) REPRESENTING YOUR
RADAR? - Answer PLANNED POSITION INDICATOR (PPI)
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON RADAR INDICATOR GROUP, AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION,
USED IN THE NAVY? - Answer AN/SPA-25G
WHAT IS A METHOD OF GETTING FROM ONE KNOWN POINT TO SOME DISTANT POINT KNOWN
AS? - Answer NAVIGATION
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION PRIMARILY DEALS WITH FIXING THE LOCATION OF THE PLATFORM
TO ENABLE INSTALLED WEAPON SYSTEMS TO FUNCTION AGAINST INTENDED TARGETS,
PREVENT OWNSHIP LOSS TO OR INTERFERENCE WITH FRIENDLY WEAPON SYSTEMS, AND
COORDINATE OWNSHIP WEAPONS SYSTEMS WITH THOSE OF OTHER PLATFORMS TO ACHEIVE
MAXIMUM EFFECT? - Answer TACTICAL
WHAT IS THE ESTIMATING OF THE SHIP'S POSITION BETWEEN KNOWN NAVIGATIONAL POINTS
OR FIXES? - Answer DEAD RECKONING
WHICH BRANCH OF NAVIGATION IS A SHIP'S POSITION DETERMINED BY REFERRING TO
LANDMARKS WITH KNOWN POSITIONS ON THE EARTH? - Answer PILOTING
WHICH LONG-DISTANCE RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS USED BY SHIPS AT SEA TO OBTAIN A
POSITION FIX? - Answer LONG RANGE AID TO NAVIGATION (LORAN)
WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION INVOLVES COMPARING THE PHASE ANGLES OF TWO OR MORE
RADIO SIGNALS THAT ARE SYNCHRONIZED TO A COMMON TIME BASE? - Answer
HYBERBOLIC
, WHICH TYPE OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY COMPUTES THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE OF THE SHIP BY SENSING ACCELERATION? - Answer SHIPS INERTIAL NAVIGATION
SYSTEM (SINS)
WHAT ARE USED TO MEASURE CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION ALONG THE AXIS IN WHICH
THEY LIE? - Answer ACCELEROMETERS
WHICH MODEL OF SINSs ARE INSTALLED OR BEING INSTALLED ON SURFACE COMBATANTS AS OF
THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? - Answer AN/WSN-5
WHICH ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE ALLOWED SCIENTISTS TO REALIZE THAT NAVIGATION BASED ON
SATELLITE SIGNALS WAS POSSIBLE? - Answer SPUTNIK I
WHICH ALTITUDE ARE NAVY NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NNSS) SATELLITES PLACED IN A
CIRCULAR POLAR ORBIT? - Answer 500-700 NM
WHICH RADIO NAVIGATION SET IS AN AUTOMATIC SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION SET THAT
PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS DISPLAY OF THE SHIP'S POSITION? - Answer AN/SRN-19 (V) 2
WHICH PRINCIPLE IS GPS NAVIGATION BASED ON? - Answer SATELLITE RANGING
HOW MANY SOURCES OF ERROR MUST BE COMPENSATED FOR IN ORDER FOR SATELLITE
RANGING TO PROVIDE ACCURATE POSITION DATA? - Answer 3
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SHIPBOARD GPS RECEIVER AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION? -
Answer AN/WRN-6
HOW MANY TYPES OF ATMOSPHERIC DELAY CAN AFFECT THE ACCURACY OF NAVIGATION SET
SIGNAL MEASUREMENTS? - Answer 2
WHAT ARE USED FOR TAKING DEPTH SOUNDINGS? - Answer FATHOMETERS
WHICH GEOMETRIC SYSTEM IS USED TO LOCATE POINTS ON A PLANE? - Answer POLAR-
COORDINATE
WHICH POLAR COORDINATE TYPE RADIO AIR-NAVIGATION SYSTEM PROVIDES AN AIRCREW
WITH DISTANCE INFORMATION, FROM DISTANCE MEASURING EQUIPMENT (DME), AND
BEARING (AZIMUTH) INFORMATION? - Answer TACTICAL AIR NAVIGATION (TACAN)
