Astb Aviation/nautical Information Test
(Anit) [Navy Terminology] (No
Pictures)-Graded A
Tetraethyl lead (TEL) is used principally as an additive that:
- absorbs moisture in gasoline
- decreases viscosity of gasoline
- has a low antiknock quality
- increases gasoline antiknock quality
- increases volatility of gasoline - ANSWER-increases gasoline antiknock quality
Standard weights have been established for numerous items used in weight and
balance computations. The standard weight for gasoline used in an airplane is:
- 6 lbs./US gal
- 7.5 lbs./US gal
- 8.35 lbs./US gal
- 10 lbs./US gal
- 15 lbs./US gal - ANSWER-6 lbs./US gal
The pitot is an important component in measuring:
- airspeed
- altitude
- direction
- fuel pressure
- oil pressure - ANSWER-airspeed
At a controlled airport, the light signal used by the tower to warn an aircraft in flight that
the airport is unsafe and not to land is a(n):
- alternating red and green
- flashing green
- flashing red
- steady green
- steady red - ANSWER-flashing red
Airport runway lights used to illuminate the runway are:
,- blue
- green
- red
- white
- yellow - ANSWER-white
Which type of rope is the strongest?
- cotton
- hemp
- manila
- nylon
- sisal - ANSWER-nylon
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the LEFT side of a channel when facing inland, is
called a:
- bell buoy
- can buoy
- nun buoy
- spar buoy
- whistle buoy - ANSWER-can buoy
The International Date Line is located at:
- the 0 meridian
- the 180th meridian
- the celestial meridian
- Greenwich, England
- the prime meridian - ANSWER-the 180th meridian
The Beaufort scale is generally used at sea in estimating:
- wind direction
- wind speed
- atmospheric pressure
- relative humidity
- water depth - ANSWER-wind speed
When a person is reported overboard, the action to take first is to:
- bring the ship to a halt
- track the person with a pair of binoculars
- throw life buoys over at once
- turn the ship around 180 degrees
- reduce the ship's speed - ANSWER-throw life buoys over at once
, At sea, the time zones are generally bands of longitude:
- 7 1/2 degrees in width
- 15 degrees in width
- 24 degrees in width
- 30 degrees in width
- 45 degrees in width - ANSWER-15 degrees width
Which of the following is NOT considered to be an "aid to navigation"?
- buoys
- fog signals
- lightships
- loran
- mountain peak - ANSWER-mountain peaks
Fog is generally formed when:
- cold air moves over cold water
- cold air moves over hot water
- colder air moves over warmer water
- warm air moves over warm water
- warmer air moves over colder water - ANSWER-warmer air moves over colder water
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the RIGHT side of a channel when facing inland, is
called a:
- bell buoy
- can buoy
- gong buoy
- nun buoy
- spar - ANSWER-nun buoy
Ships or boats are steered by one or more rudders at the stern. The faster the vessel is
moving:
- the GREATER the pressure against the rudder and the QUICKER the turning effect
- the GREATER the pressure against the rudder and the SLOWER the turning effect
- the LESS the pressure against the rudder and the QUICKER the turning effect
- the LESS the pressure against the rudder and the SLOWER the turning effect
- none of the above - ANSWER-the GREATER the pressure against the rudder and the
QUICKER the turning effect
What do the terms PORT, STARBOARD, FORE, and AFT mean?What do the terms
PORT, STARBOARD, FORE, and AFT mean?
(Anit) [Navy Terminology] (No
Pictures)-Graded A
Tetraethyl lead (TEL) is used principally as an additive that:
- absorbs moisture in gasoline
- decreases viscosity of gasoline
- has a low antiknock quality
- increases gasoline antiknock quality
- increases volatility of gasoline - ANSWER-increases gasoline antiknock quality
Standard weights have been established for numerous items used in weight and
balance computations. The standard weight for gasoline used in an airplane is:
- 6 lbs./US gal
- 7.5 lbs./US gal
- 8.35 lbs./US gal
- 10 lbs./US gal
- 15 lbs./US gal - ANSWER-6 lbs./US gal
The pitot is an important component in measuring:
- airspeed
- altitude
- direction
- fuel pressure
- oil pressure - ANSWER-airspeed
At a controlled airport, the light signal used by the tower to warn an aircraft in flight that
the airport is unsafe and not to land is a(n):
- alternating red and green
- flashing green
- flashing red
- steady green
- steady red - ANSWER-flashing red
Airport runway lights used to illuminate the runway are:
,- blue
- green
- red
- white
- yellow - ANSWER-white
Which type of rope is the strongest?
- cotton
- hemp
- manila
- nylon
- sisal - ANSWER-nylon
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the LEFT side of a channel when facing inland, is
called a:
- bell buoy
- can buoy
- nun buoy
- spar buoy
- whistle buoy - ANSWER-can buoy
The International Date Line is located at:
- the 0 meridian
- the 180th meridian
- the celestial meridian
- Greenwich, England
- the prime meridian - ANSWER-the 180th meridian
The Beaufort scale is generally used at sea in estimating:
- wind direction
- wind speed
- atmospheric pressure
- relative humidity
- water depth - ANSWER-wind speed
When a person is reported overboard, the action to take first is to:
- bring the ship to a halt
- track the person with a pair of binoculars
- throw life buoys over at once
- turn the ship around 180 degrees
- reduce the ship's speed - ANSWER-throw life buoys over at once
, At sea, the time zones are generally bands of longitude:
- 7 1/2 degrees in width
- 15 degrees in width
- 24 degrees in width
- 30 degrees in width
- 45 degrees in width - ANSWER-15 degrees width
Which of the following is NOT considered to be an "aid to navigation"?
- buoys
- fog signals
- lightships
- loran
- mountain peak - ANSWER-mountain peaks
Fog is generally formed when:
- cold air moves over cold water
- cold air moves over hot water
- colder air moves over warmer water
- warm air moves over warm water
- warmer air moves over colder water - ANSWER-warmer air moves over colder water
An unlighted buoy, used to mark the RIGHT side of a channel when facing inland, is
called a:
- bell buoy
- can buoy
- gong buoy
- nun buoy
- spar - ANSWER-nun buoy
Ships or boats are steered by one or more rudders at the stern. The faster the vessel is
moving:
- the GREATER the pressure against the rudder and the QUICKER the turning effect
- the GREATER the pressure against the rudder and the SLOWER the turning effect
- the LESS the pressure against the rudder and the QUICKER the turning effect
- the LESS the pressure against the rudder and the SLOWER the turning effect
- none of the above - ANSWER-the GREATER the pressure against the rudder and the
QUICKER the turning effect
What do the terms PORT, STARBOARD, FORE, and AFT mean?What do the terms
PORT, STARBOARD, FORE, and AFT mean?
