ASA 105 Costal Navigation Exam |! |! |! |! |!
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Equator - Correct answer ✔Baseline for latitude at 0 degrees.
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Prime Meridian (Greenwich) - Correct answer ✔Baseline for longitude at
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0 degrees.
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Parallels - Correct answer ✔Alternate name for latitude.
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North Pole - Correct answer ✔90 degrees north latitude.
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South Pole - Correct answer ✔90 degrees south latitude.
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60 - Correct answer ✔1 degree latitude equals how many minutes?
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1 Nautical Mile - Correct answer ✔Equal to 1 minute latitude.
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Meridians - Correct answer ✔Alternate name for longitude lines.
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International Date Line - Correct answer ✔180 degrees longitude.
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,Degrees, Minutes, tenths of minutes - Correct answer ✔Longitude is
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measure in these three increments.
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Distance - Correct answer ✔Longitude is never used to measure this.
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Mercator Projection - Correct answer ✔Used to make flat charts for
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direction measurements. |!
Small Scale - Correct answer ✔Used to map large areas.
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Large scale - Correct answer ✔Used to map small areas.
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Harbor, Coastal - Correct answer ✔Two types of charts that use large
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scale.
General, Sailing - Correct answer ✔Two types of charts that use small
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scale
Navigation - Correct answer ✔Answers the questions: Where am I? How
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to I get to my destination safely?
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Direction, speed, distance - Correct answer ✔Three primary nautical
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measurements.
, Speed - Correct answer ✔Must be derived, calculated, or read.
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Distance - Correct answer ✔Measured in nautical miles.
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Direction - Correct answer ✔Measured in relation to north.
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Magnetic - Correct answer ✔Inner degree circle on the compass rose.
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Geographic (True) - Correct answer ✔Outer degree circle on the compass
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rose.
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Variation - Correct answer ✔Difference between geographic and magnetic
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north.
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Red, right, return - Correct answer ✔Basic rule for piloting your boat
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into any US harbor.
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Intercostal waterway (ICW) - Correct answer ✔When traveling here
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"returning" is considered traveling south and west along the Atlantic and
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gulf coasts.
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Color, shape, number - Correct answer ✔Three elements used in the
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buoy or marker system.
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w ith accur ate solu tions |! |!
Equator - Correct answer ✔Baseline for latitude at 0 degrees.
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Prime Meridian (Greenwich) - Correct answer ✔Baseline for longitude at
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0 degrees.
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Parallels - Correct answer ✔Alternate name for latitude.
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North Pole - Correct answer ✔90 degrees north latitude.
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South Pole - Correct answer ✔90 degrees south latitude.
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60 - Correct answer ✔1 degree latitude equals how many minutes?
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1 Nautical Mile - Correct answer ✔Equal to 1 minute latitude.
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Meridians - Correct answer ✔Alternate name for longitude lines.
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International Date Line - Correct answer ✔180 degrees longitude.
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,Degrees, Minutes, tenths of minutes - Correct answer ✔Longitude is
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measure in these three increments.
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Distance - Correct answer ✔Longitude is never used to measure this.
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Mercator Projection - Correct answer ✔Used to make flat charts for
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direction measurements. |!
Small Scale - Correct answer ✔Used to map large areas.
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Large scale - Correct answer ✔Used to map small areas.
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Harbor, Coastal - Correct answer ✔Two types of charts that use large
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scale.
General, Sailing - Correct answer ✔Two types of charts that use small
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scale
Navigation - Correct answer ✔Answers the questions: Where am I? How
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to I get to my destination safely?
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Direction, speed, distance - Correct answer ✔Three primary nautical
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measurements.
, Speed - Correct answer ✔Must be derived, calculated, or read.
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Distance - Correct answer ✔Measured in nautical miles.
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Direction - Correct answer ✔Measured in relation to north.
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Magnetic - Correct answer ✔Inner degree circle on the compass rose.
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Geographic (True) - Correct answer ✔Outer degree circle on the compass
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rose.
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Variation - Correct answer ✔Difference between geographic and magnetic
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north.
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Red, right, return - Correct answer ✔Basic rule for piloting your boat
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into any US harbor.
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Intercostal waterway (ICW) - Correct answer ✔When traveling here
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"returning" is considered traveling south and west along the Atlantic and
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gulf coasts.
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Color, shape, number - Correct answer ✔Three elements used in the
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buoy or marker system.
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