ECDIS MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
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C)Contribute to safe navigation - ANS The primary function of the ECDIS is to:
A)Eliminate the need to use paper charts
B)Reduce the number of persons on the bridge
C)Contribute to safe navigation
D)Computerize shipboard navigation
D)All of the above - ANS An important benefit of ECDIS is:
A)Simple and reliable updating of the ENC
B)Reducing navigational workload
C)Providing appropriate alarms or indications
D)All of the above
B)Positional navigation sensors (e.g. GPS) - ANS Which of the following is a mandatory
equipment that must be connected to the ECDIS?
A)Radar/ARPA
B)Positional navigation sensors (e.g. GPS)
C)Track control (autopilot)
D)AIS
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, C)The mariner - ANS Aside from the requirements for the Display Base and Standard Display,
who selects the display categories of the "All other information" display level?
A)The hydrographic office issuing the ENC data
B)The ECDIS manufacturer
C)The mariner
D)All of the above
B)The SENC - ANS Which of the following according to SOLAS Ch. V is "equivalent to an up-to-
date paper chart"?
A)The ENC
B)The SENC
C)The ECDIS
D)Official updates in digital format
D)DNC - ANS A database issued by the hydrographic office that contains all chart information
needed for safe navigation and which may contain supplemental information such as List of
Lights and Sailing Directions.
A)SENC
B)ENC
C)RNC
D)DNC
A)True - ANS Over reliance on the ECDIS or any other piece of electronic navigation
equipment could lead to an accident or grounding.
A)True
B)False
A)Base Display - ANS Level of display that cannot be removed from the display; required at all
times; not intended for safe navigation.
A)Base Display
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
C)Contribute to safe navigation - ANS The primary function of the ECDIS is to:
A)Eliminate the need to use paper charts
B)Reduce the number of persons on the bridge
C)Contribute to safe navigation
D)Computerize shipboard navigation
D)All of the above - ANS An important benefit of ECDIS is:
A)Simple and reliable updating of the ENC
B)Reducing navigational workload
C)Providing appropriate alarms or indications
D)All of the above
B)Positional navigation sensors (e.g. GPS) - ANS Which of the following is a mandatory
equipment that must be connected to the ECDIS?
A)Radar/ARPA
B)Positional navigation sensors (e.g. GPS)
C)Track control (autopilot)
D)AIS
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, C)The mariner - ANS Aside from the requirements for the Display Base and Standard Display,
who selects the display categories of the "All other information" display level?
A)The hydrographic office issuing the ENC data
B)The ECDIS manufacturer
C)The mariner
D)All of the above
B)The SENC - ANS Which of the following according to SOLAS Ch. V is "equivalent to an up-to-
date paper chart"?
A)The ENC
B)The SENC
C)The ECDIS
D)Official updates in digital format
D)DNC - ANS A database issued by the hydrographic office that contains all chart information
needed for safe navigation and which may contain supplemental information such as List of
Lights and Sailing Directions.
A)SENC
B)ENC
C)RNC
D)DNC
A)True - ANS Over reliance on the ECDIS or any other piece of electronic navigation
equipment could lead to an accident or grounding.
A)True
B)False
A)Base Display - ANS Level of display that cannot be removed from the display; required at all
times; not intended for safe navigation.
A)Base Display
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